TUSD to hold modified graduation ceremonies

TUSD to hold modified graduation ceremonies

CEREMONIES.

9 ON YOUR SIDE'SCIARA ENCINAS TELLS US WHATTHAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE FORGRADS AND FAMILIES.CIARA ON CAM: TUSD SAYSSTUDENTS AND ATTENDEES WILLNEED TO WEAR MASKS AND FOLLOWCDC PROTOCOL.

PKG: "THIS ISNOT GOING TO BE THE NORMALGRADUATION.

WE WILL BERESPONSIBLE FOR THAT ALL OFOUR GRADUATES FOLLOW THEAPPROPRIATE SOCIALDISTANCING." AFTER MONTHS OFUNCERTAINTY FOR MANY TUCSONGRADS, THE TUCSON UNIFIEDSCHOOL DISTRICT IS MOVINGFORWARD WITH GUIDANCE ON WHATITS CALLING MODIFIEDGRADUATION CEREMONIES.

" WEWILL BE STRONGLY ENCOURAGINGTHOSE THAT ARE VULNERABLE ANDHAVE PREEXISTING HEALTHCONDITIONS THAT THEY SIT THEGRADUATION CEREMONY OUT." DR.GABRIEL TRUJILLO ANNOUNCED THECEREMONIES WILL TAKE PLACEJUNE 25 AND 26- EVEN PLANNINGTO TALK TO STUDENTS ABOUT HOWTHEY FEEL ABOUT THECEREMONIES.

"AND WHAT I'VEBEEN SAYING TO THEM IS THATITS NOT PERFECT, BUT IT IS 80PERCENT OF THE GRADUATIONEXPERIENCE.

THEY WILL GET TOPUT ON A CAP AND GOWN.

THATSWHAT THEY ASKED FOR.

THEY WILLGET TO WALK ACROSS THATSTAGE." AND THE DISTRICT WANTSTO ENSURE SAFETY EVEN LOOKINGAT LIMITING THE AMOUNT OFGUESTS PER GRADUATE.

"WE OFCOURSE WILL BE HAVINGADDITIONAL MEETINGS WITH THEPIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTTO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEELGOOD ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOINGAND THAT THEY FEEL CONFIDENTABOUT THE PRECAUTIONS WE ARETAKING." TAG: A VENUE FOR THEMODIFIED CEREMONIES HAVE NOTYET BEEN SET, ACCORDING TO DR.TRUJILLO, BUT AN UPDATE ON THEPLAN WILL BE GIVEN LATER THISMONTH.

CIARA ENCINAS, KGUN 9ON YOUR SIDE.THOUSANDS OF ARIZONANS ST