TUSD talks graduation ceremonies for seniors in June

District officials discuss organizing 'in-person' graduation ceremonies

CEREMONY.

TUCSON UNIFIED ISMAKING PLANS FOR THAT NOW.HERE'S NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SROGELIO MARES.10 OF THEIR 14 HIGH SCHOOLPROGRAMS WILL GRADUATE SENIORSTHIS YEAR.

SOT FOR OURDISTRICT, WE NEVER TOOK ANIN-PERSON GRADUATION OFF THETABLE.

05SEC T-U-S-D SAYS THECOVID-19 OUTBREAK ADJUSTED --BUT DIDN'T CANCEL -- THEIRPLANS.

SOT DR. TRUJILLO ALWAYSSAID HE WAS GOING TO WAITUNTIL MAY 1ST TO SEE WHERE WEWERE.

05SEC AND IT WAS ON MAY1ST -- LAST FRIDAY -- THEDISTRICT ANNOUNCED IT'S INTENTTO GIVE 32- HUNDRED GRADUATINGSENIORS A FORMAL -- IN PERSON-- CEREMONY.

SOT WE HAVE SOMEPROSPECTIVE PLANS THAT WE'REGOING TO TRY TO PUT IN PLACE.05SEC LESLIE LENHART IS THEDISTRICT'S DIRECTOR OFCOMMUNICATIONS.

SHE SAID ACOMMITTEE WILL MEET WITH THEPIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTTO FIGURE OUT IF AND HOW 10SEPARATE CEREMONIES COULDHAPPEN.

SOT WE HAVE NOT GOTTENALL OF THE DETAILS OFEVERYTHING THAT THEY'D BELOOKING FOR US TO DO.

05SECSHE SAID THE FIRSTCONVERSATIONS WERE HELD TODAYABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF WHATWOULD PROBABLY BE THE LARGESTSINGLE GATHERING OF PEOPLE INTUCSON -- IN MORE THAN AMONTH.

SOT HOW MANY PEOPLEWILL PARTICIPATE, HOW MANYPEOPLE CAN BE IN THE ROOM ATTHE SAME TIME?

IT'S JUST TOOEARLY TO TELL AT THIS POINT.06SEC THE AIM -- LENHART SAYS-- IS SOLELY TO RECOGNIZE THEWORK OF THEIR GRADUATINGSENIORS.

SOT WHETHER IT'S ONEBY ONE OR IN VERY SMALLGROUPS, THEM COME UP TO THESTAGE OR NEAR THE STAGE SOTHAT THEY COULD GET THEIRDIPLOMA.

10SEC AS FAR AS ATIMELINE -- LENHART SAYS ITCOULD BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFOREANY DETAILS OF THESECEREMONIES WOULD BEDETERMINED.

IF A PLAN IS MADEAND EXECUTED -- THE FIRSTCEREMONIES WOULD BEGIN JUST AMONTH AFTER THEY WEREORIGINALLY SCHEDULED.

SOTWE'RE LOOKING TO DO THEMTOWARDS THE END OF JUNE.

03SECWE WILL HAVE DETAILS FOR YOUABOUT GRADUATION CEREMONIES ATT-U- S-D WHEN THEY'REAVAILABLE.

ROGELIO MARES --KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.THOSE "IN- PERSON" GRADUATIONSWILL