Not enough TUSD teachers will return

Governor Doug Ducey did not give a date for in-person instruction.

BOARD LEADERS DEMANDED -- HEPUSH BACK THE OPENING OFCLASSROOMS -- TO OCTOBERFIRST.

T-U-S-D BOARD PRESIDENTKRISTEL FOSTER LED THAT DRIVE.TONIGHT -- HER REACTION TODUCEY NOT GIVING A DATE FORIN- PERSON INSTRUCTION.MANY EDUCATORS THOUGHT ORHOPED THE GOVERNOR WOULD PUSHBACK THE AUGUST 17TH IN-PERSONSTART DATE -- BUT HE DIDN'T.KRISTEL FOSTER SAYS THEDISTRICT IS STILL IN A HOLDINGPATTERN.

THERE ARE METRICSTHAT THE STATE IS STILLFIGURING OUT AND WE'LL HEARTHOSE METRICS ON AUGUST 7TH.

IDON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THOSEMETRICS CAN'T BE RELEASED ANDFIGURED OUT NOW.

SHE SAYS MANYTEACHERS STILL FEEL UNEASYABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY.

SO I'MSTILL HEARING THE TEACHERSDON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TOCOME BACK TO WORK AND THATWASN'T ALLEVIATED IN TODAY'SMESSAGE.

AND THAT'S A CRITICALCONCERN -- BECAUSE -- SHE SAYS-- THERE MIGHT BE NOT ENOUGHTEACHERS TO START CLASSROOMLEARNING.

40 TO 45% OF OURFAMILIES WHO ARE REQUESTINGIN- PERSON AND WE CERTAINLYDON'T HAVE 45 PERCENT OF OURTEACHERS WHO ARE COMFORTABLEGOING BACK TO TEACH.

WE HAVE20% OF OUR TEACHERS.FOSTER SAYS HE'S ASKINGSUPERINTENDENT GABRIELTRUJILLO TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE-- ON THE STATE'S DEVELOPMENTDURING NEXT WEEK'S BOARD