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Amid Ducey’s threat, SUSD orders masks BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
BUSINESS.....................21 Scottsdale gym returns to its roots.
SPORTS.........................22 High school season preview.
Sunday, August 22, 2021
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he Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board voted to create a mask mandate in its 29 schools the same day Gov. Doug Ducey cracked down on districts ignoring his ban on doing that – and the day before the Biden Administra-
tion warned him not to block schools from requiring face coverings. There are two big caveats to the board’s vote, though: It allowed an opt out option for medical and other reasonable considerations and gave Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel the authority to alter the mandate anyway he sees fit in consultation with the county health department. Exactly what “reasonable considerations”
means was debated but not fully defined. “I don’t like to wear masks personally, but I also believe we should be doing everything in our power to ensure our students can attend school in person,” Menzel said during the Aug. 17 meeting. SUSD joins at least nine other districts in the
Heat varies Coming to Old Town in Scottsdale, study finds
see MASKS page 10
BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
FOOD...............................25 Buzz makes Kierland Commons trip a blast.
NEIGHBORS...........................................18 BUSINESS................................................ 21 SPORTS....................................................22 ARTS......................................................... 24 FOOD.........................................................25 CLASSIFIEDS.........................................27
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ad news for southern Scottsdale residents. If it seems hotter, it’s because it is. Southern Scottsdale near Scottsdale and McDowell roads is about 2 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the rest of the city. That was one of the findings of a heat mitigation study underway by the City of Scottsdale and Arizona State University. “Though the Airpark is very hot as well,”
see HEAT page 17
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Production crews last week were busy putting the finishign touches on a flashy immersive tribute to the master painter Vincent Van Gogh that will open ijn Old Town on Thursday. Read all about it on page 4. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)
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