From âSanta Callsâ replacing kids sitting on Kris Kringleâs lap to kids learning on laptops at home, this December has quite a different lookâthanks, of course, to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While Glendale Elementary and Glendale Union High School districts have closed classrooms and returned to online learning only, Peoria Unified School District and Deer Valley Unified School District continue to teach in classrooms.
That will change, as DVUSD will close classrooms to start the New Year. But the PUSD board will keep Glendale and Peoria classrooms open when 2021 begins.
Since Thanksgiving, COVID-19 transmission has accelerated through the West Valley. According to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, much of Glendale and Peoria is now âin the red,â meaning substantial spread of coronavirus.