On March 30, 2020, New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham warned that tribal nations could be “wiped out” by the coronavirus. In a more recent interview, Navajo Nation president, Jonathan Nez, stated, “We framed this virus and compared it to monsters that have plagued our people, in our creation stories, our traditional stories. The Navajo people have fought monsters throughout time; that’s our view and our perspective. Today, we are fighting modern day monsters. Now we have a new monster, COVID-19.”
Dikos Nitsaaígíí-19, has threatened the lives of people of color and Indigenous communities at a higher rate. A recent survey conducted by
On March 30, 2020, New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham warned that tribal nations could be “wiped out” by the coronavirus. In a more recent interview, Navajo Nation president, Jonathan Nez, stated, “We framed this virus and compared it to monsters that have plagued our people, in our creation stories, our traditional stories. The Navajo people have fought monsters throughout time; that’s our view and our perspective. Today, we are fighting modern day monsters. Now we have a new monster, COVID-19.”
Dikos Nitsaaígíí-19, has threatened the lives of people of color and Indigenous communities at a higher rate. A recent survey conducted by
FUSD ‘Reaffirms’ Dates For Return To In-Person Learning
The Flagstaff Unified School District Governing Board has approved several dates for a return to in-person learning. The phased return will begin after the district’s spring break. Students in kindergarten, first through third grade, along with some high school students, will return the week of March 22. Students in fourth through eighth grade, and other high school classes will return the week of March 29.
The Governing Board says it amended some benchmarks used to determine the return to in-person learning shifting to benchmarks set by the Arizona Department of Health Services. The board said a return to the classroom under the new benchmarks was appropriate. As of March 19, FUSD reported a substantial level of COVID-19 cases, a substantial level of percent positivity, and a moderate level of COVID-like illness.
FUSD ‘Reaffirms’ Dates For Return To In-Person Learning
The Flagstaff Unified School District Governing Board has approved several dates for a return to in-person learning. The phased return will begin after the district’s spring break. Students in kindergarten, first through third grade, along with some high school students, will return the week of March 22. Students in fourth through eighth grade, and other high school classes will return the week of March 29.
The Governing Board says it amended some benchmarks used to determine the return to in-person learning shifting to benchmarks set by the Arizona Department of Health Services. The board said a return to the classroom under the new benchmarks was appropriate. As of March 19, FUSD reported a substantial level of COVID-19 cases, a substantial level of percent positivity, and a moderate level of COVID-like illness.
• Feb 24, 2021
Arizona Ranks Among Highest 15 States In Percentage Of Vaccinated Residents
Arizona’s Department of Health Services says 15.2% of the state’s estimated population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine so far.
NPR’s vaccine tracker currently ranks Arizona as having the 13th highest percentage of partially or fully vaccinated residents in the country. Health officials are gearing up to launch a fourth state-run mass vaccination site the location at Chandler-Gilbert community college will have capacity to administer 12,000 doses in a day, according to Governor Doug Ducey’s office.
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