LIST: Arizona school districts keeping, removing their mask mandate in response to Ducey
Governor Doug Ducey announced Monday that he has rescinded orders that require face masks for K-12 schools in Arizona.
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Gov. Ducey said the decision was made on updated guidance from the CDC, and the increasing number of people whoâve received the COVID-19 vaccine.
MASK POLICY UPDATES: Here is a list of districts/charters our team has connected with so far tonight to get their stance on face coverings after todayâs announcement.
Read full statements from some Valley school districts below.
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âWe feel strongly and like the fact that [Press Coffee stores] are our community centers within their neighborhoods. Every store is a little bit different than the others, but one thing every store has in common is we are frequented by students, parents, teachers â and another major community place is their local school,â said Alex Mason, co-owner of Press Coffee.
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Editor s note: An earlier version of this story misquoted Tempe Elementary School District spokesperson Brittany Franklin, administrators there were not discussing whether to make summer school mandatory.
PHOENIX â Before the pandemic, second-grader Melody Wiseley loved going to school. But for the past year, her life has consisted of Zoom classes and social distancing. The mundane, taken-for-granted moments she once shared with friends in the lunchroom and on the playground are cherished memories.
Her grandmother, Heidi Aranda, who is the senior director of curriculum development for Tucson Unified School District, noticed her granddaughterâs struggles over the past year. One likely remedy is summer school, which is not mandatory in Arizona, but districts are offering more classes this year to help students who struggled remotely catch up.
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March 4, 2021
PHOENIX – Before the pandemic, Heidi Aranda’s granddaughter loved going to school. But for the past year, the second-grader’s life has consisted of Zoom classes and social distancing. The mundane, taken-for-granted moments she once shared with friends in the lunchroom and on the playground are cherished memories.
Aranda, who is the senior director of curriculum development for Tucson Unified School District, noticed her granddaughter’s struggles over the past year.
One likely remedy is summer school, which is not mandatory in Arizona, but districts are offering more classes this year to help students who struggled remotely catch up.