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Vail Unified School District to switch to remote learning starting Jan. 4 Experts see a decline in the level of learning from some students due to the switch to remote learning. By KOLD News 13 Staff | December 14, 2020 at 6:26 PM MST - Updated December 14 at 11:07 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Vail Unified School District unanimously voted today to learn remotely for three weeks starting Jan 4th, 2021.
They plan to finish out the rest of this week in hybrid before going on break.
Tanque Verde Unified School District went back to remote learning today.
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Thousands of Tucson students are failing classes while dealing with remote learning and the many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Tucson Unified, with more than 42,000 children, there is an âalarming rate of Fâsâ especially in middle and high schools, said TUSD Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo.
As the first semester of the 2020-21 school year comes to an end, the number of Fâs is up by nearly 50% over last year in TUSD secondary grades, from about 6,400 failing grades last year to nearly 9,600 now.
In the middle school grades, the number of Fâs has increased by 67% over last year, and in high school there was a 38% increase, with 4,232 Fâs in middle school compared to 2,538 last year, and 5,355 Fâs in high school compared to 3,886 last year.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero is pushing for a review of the city charter and for immediate training for members of a civilian board that handles appeals by police officers whoâve been disciplined or fired after several âunacceptableâ decisions the board has made to rehire officers that were terminated for excessive force or domestic violence.
The five-member Civil Service Commission is operated under the city charter. They are each appointed by the mayor and council to six-year terms and must be appointed based on their political affiliation. Currently, there are only four members. The primary duty is to review appeals of discipline by city employees, including police officers, and decide if the punishment meted out by city leaders is appropriate.
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