LIST: Arizona districts close over coronavirus concerns

Sunnyside Unified School District (SUSD) announced its plan to provide students and families with resources during the closing of schools due to COVID-19 containment based on Governor Ducey’s and Kathy Hoffman’s call for a statewide school closure through March 27, 2020. SUSD is on Spring Break during the week of March 16th - March 20th. We are aware that many of our families rely on school meals for their children, so we have a plan in place to offer grab and go breakfast and lunch to all children ages 1 through 18.

On Sunday, March 15th Governor Ducey and Superintendent of Public Instruction Hoffman called for the state-wide closure of all Arizona public schools March 16 through March 27th as a preventative measure necessary to halt the potential community-wide spread of COVID-19, otherwise referred to as the Corona Virus. The Tucson Unified School District fully supports and will comply with the Governor and our Superintendent’s call for closure. Since the onset of the outbreak, we have been monitoring information and have been in daily contact with state and local health officials and have been making plans to address our student and staff impact. This week, since it is Spring Break, we are finalizing the plans to support our families during the closure of our schools including food services, end of year education options, and student support services, to name a few.

Starting Monday, March 23, 2020 Tucson Unified will be distributing food at 32 sites. It will be a drive-thru system and the child/children need to be present in the car. There will be one hot meal (lunch) provided per child plus a breakfast option for the next morning. The service will be provided Monday-Friday. All children under 18 are eligible for the food service. The sites will be announced tomorrow, March 17. Please note, this plan is pending approval of the Governing Board. The vote is scheduled for this Wednesday’ night’s meeting. As always, we appreciate your patience and support.