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Board wants parents’ verdict on hybrid learning BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
NEWS ................................ 6 Mayor hopefuls' views on development.
ARTS............................... 24 WestWorld hosts R&B balladeer.
FOOD..............................25 Japanese steakhouse wows Scottsdale
NEIGHBORS ..........................................18 BUSINESS ..............................................20 OPINION .................................................22 ARTS ........................................................ 24 FOOD ........................................................25 CLASSIFIEDS ....................................... 26
Sunday, September 6, 2020
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he SUSD Governing Board pressed pause on a hybrid return-to-school model last week and opted to survey parents first before making a final decision. The non-decision came after the hybrid model received a fairly lukewarm response
State levels the boom on 2 bars for reopening
from the Governing Board, which met in a special session on Sept. 1 shortly after a group of about 75 parents staged a protest outside the meeting at Mohave Middle School in favor of a full return to school. District staff presented the hybrid model as an interim solution to return students to in-person learning for the first time since schools closed last spring due to the COV-
ID-19 pandemic. Initially, district staff asked the board to approve the hybrid model on Sept. 1 with the caveat that implementation would depend on the parent survey after the meeting. “If the numbers allow us to do so…if you only have 20 percent that said you wanted
Distance teacher
see SUSD page 4
BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
ust days after county and state health officials gave the green light for some bars to reopen, state regulators shut down two Scottsdale establishments for violating public health guidelines designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. On Aug. 30, the Arizona Department of Health Services ordered downtown bars Bottled Blonde and Casa Amigos to shut down due to the violations.
see BARS page 8
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Scottsdale nonprofit Tender Little Hearts' Mini Tales and Equine Mini Therapy is making great use of these mini horses during the age of distance learning. To find out how, see the story on page 18. (Courtesy of Tender Little Hearts)
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