The closures lasted only Monday, Jan. 11.
âWeâre back!â declared a PUSD Facebook post Tuesday, Jan. 12.
With the spread of COVID-19 accelerating, many districts around the West Valley closed classroomsâor kept them closedâwith online teaching only after winter break.
âBenchmarkâ metrics on the spread of COVID-19 in communities updated Jan. 7 showed slight improvements in Glendale and Peoria, though ZIP codes in both cities remain âin the redâ with substantial spread of coronavirus.Â
Peoria Unified was one of the few districts to keep classrooms open after the winter break.
On Friday, Jan. 8, the Peoria Education Association announced a one-day âsick out.âÂ
Peoria Unified School District discusses COVID-19 mitigation efforts
Meeting comes days after staged sickout over in-person learning.
and last updated 2021-01-14 00:23:53-05
PEORIA, AZ â The Peoria Unified School District discussed ways to improve COVID-19 mitigation efforts during a special meeting on Wednesday. The hope is for students and teachers to feel safer. What can we do? That is what we continue to focus on, says Superintendent Jason Reynolds, Peoria Unified School District.
The governing board addressed several issues, including reducing class size. Currently, there are many classes with more than 35 students. Whether it s class size, whether it s the air purifier, whether it s the steps that we re taking with our custodial partnerships. anything that we can continue to do that makes the learning experience not only actually better but feel better, says Reynolds.
HeadlineJan 12, 2021
The United States recorded 223,000 coronavirus cases Monday and more than 2,000 deaths. The U.S. has averaged more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths per day over the past week and could pass 400,000 deaths before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20.
Arizona remains the worst-affected state, but Republican Governor Doug Ducey continues to refuse to issue a statewide mask mandate. On Monday, hundreds of teachers in Arizona’s Peoria Unified School District staged a massive sick-out to protest unsafe classrooms. This comes as many bars and restaurants across Arizona remain open for indoor dining.
Meanwhile, gorillas at the San Diego Zoo in California have tested positive for coronavirus, showing mild symptoms. Zookeepers say it’s the first known instance of natural transmission of the virus to great apes.
Dysart Unified School District will remain open Monday, despite teachers staging sickout
150 teaching vacancies planned for Monday.
and last updated 2021-01-11 12:10:14-05
Schools in the Dysart Unified School District will remain open Monday, despite teachers staging a sickout to voice their concerns over in-person learning.
The @DysartUSD telling me they have 142 teacher absences across the district today.
To put that in perspective, last Wednesday, they had 68 teachers absent.
All Dysart schools are open and students are learning. Danielle Lerner (@DanielleLerner) January 11, 2021
In a statement issued Sunday afternoon, the district said: Our staff absence data indicates we will have a number of teachers absent on Monday, January 11. At this time, our schools will remain open, as we have plans in place to cover staffing shortages that may occur, and are confident that campuses can remain open in a safe manner. We will continue to monitor the situation and notify p