TUSD decides who qualifies to graduate during COVID-19 academic year

A school year affected by social distancing forces TUSD to determine who qualifies to graduate

OUTHERN ARIZONA'S LARGESTDISTRICT ADDRESSED THAT -- ANDBROUGHT ITS PLAN TO THE BOARD.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S ROGELIOMARES REPORTS ON -- HOW THET-U-S-D BOARD VOTED TONIGHT.0-33 34 - 45 46 - 1:05 TRT:1:05 SOQWE HAVE WORKED SO HARD FOR THEPAST 12 YEARS, DEALT WITH SOMUCH DRAMA, HEARTACHE ANDSTRESS THAT WE DESERVE TO WALKUP ON THAT STAGE IN FRONT OFTHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GET OURDIPLOMA.

WALKING UP, GETTINGYOUR NAME CALLED, GRABBING THEDIPLOMA AND HEARING MANY CHEERFOR YOU MAKES ALL THOSE 12YEARS WORTH IT.

IT'S A DAYSTUDENTS HAVE WAITED FOR --THEIR ENTIRE ACADEMIC CAREERS-- GRADUATION.

ONE -- THAT'SNOW A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSEOF COVID-19.

TONIGHT -- THEBOARD DECIDING TO ACCEPT THIRDQUARTER GRADES -- AS END OFTHE YEAR GRADES.

THAT MEANSSTUDENTS WITH AT LEAST A 'D'ON THE LAST DAY OF CLASSES --WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO GRADUATE.I GOT A D IN GOVERNMENT, I GOTA D IN ECONOMICS, I GOT A D INMY FIRST QUARTER OF SECONDSEMESTER OF SENIOR ENGLISH.IT'S NOT GREAT, IT'S PASSING.ALSO PART OF THAT PROPOSAL --A CHANCE FOR STUDENTS WHOWEREN'T PASSING TO RAISE THEIRGRADE WITH THE REMAINING TIMEIN THE SCHOOL YEAR.

YOU CANCOMPLETE THIS NEW WORKTHROUGHOUT THE 4TH FOURTHQUARTER AND IT HAS THEOPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE YOURGRADE.

THE BOARD APPROVED THEPROPOSAL TUESDAY NIGHT.ROGELIO MARES -- KGUN9 ON YOURSIDE.THE BOARD ALSO VOTED TOAPPROVE A GRADING PLAN FOR --