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Arizona

QED

(2,747 posts) Tue Aug 10, 2021, 08:50 PM Aug 2021

400 students & staff out in Avondale

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Steve Irvin
@Steve_Irvin

Just confirmed....
@LESD65 in Avondale has quarantined 16 classrooms in the first ten days of school.

More than 400 students/staff currently out.

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400 students & staff out in Avondale (Original Post) QED Aug 2021 OP

Scottsdale QED Aug 2021 #1

Ducey still obstinately leading kids to serious illness in this state sortasvenska7 Aug 2021 #2

And their families and teachers QED Aug 2021 #3

And it's just the beginning. StarryNite Aug 2021 #4

QED

(2,747 posts)

1. Scottsdale

Reply to QED (Original post)

Tue Aug 10, 2021, 10:37 PM

Aug 2021

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Steve Irvin
@Steve_Irvin

@ScottsdaleUSD

22 active cases
87 students sent home
203 students quarantined
280 "called in" with COVID-like symptoms.

School has been in session 5 days.

sortasvenska7

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2. Ducey still obstinately leading kids to serious illness in this state

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Tue Aug 10, 2021, 11:17 PM

Aug 2021

I heard on KTAR tonight that 3200 children have been diagnosed in the last week alone with Covid here in Arizona. And our governor still refuses to change his mind on mandating masks in the classroom.