Students Missing: Thousands have not logged into schools remotely

A new problem for Tucson's two largest school districts.

SHOW UP AT CAMPUSES.

TONIGHT-- A LOOK AT THE UNEXPECTEDTURN OF EVENTS IN OUR TWOLARGEST DISTRICTS.

TRT - 1:28OC - AT THE CAMPUSESSUNNYSIDE IS NOW INTO WEEK TWOOF THE START OF SCHOOL.TEACHERS ARE TAKING ROLLCALLREMOTELY -- BUT ABOUT 10PERCENT OF THE DISTRICTSSTUDENTS HAVE NOT LOGGED INTOCLASS -- SUPERINTENDENT STEVEHOLMES HAS THE COUNT.

.YOUTHINK ABOUT 16,000 STUDENTSYOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 1600 TO1800 STUDENTS AT WE'RE STILLTRACKING DOWN.

THESUPERINTENDENT CANT ASSUMETHE STUDENTS LEFT THEDISTRICT, BECAUSE THEYRESTILL REGISTERED.

.WEREMAKING CALLS AND WERE MAKINGCONTACT, BUT THEY HAVENT BEENWITHDRAWN.

THAT IS WHATSINTERESTING.

SO THEYRE STILLREGISTERED WITH US.

THEY JUSTHAVEN'T SHOWN UP,/ SAIDHOLMES.

DISTRICTS HAVE SAIDTHERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONSFOR STUDENTS NOT CHECKING INTOTHEIR CLASSES -- FAMILIES HAVEMOVED TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ORCITIES, THEY ARE FACING AFINANCIAL CRISIS , ORSTRUGGLING WITH ONLINE DEVICESAND ACCESS.

.WE'RE IN THATNAVIGATING JUST WHAT ISHAPPENING WITH EACH OF THOSEFAMILIES, WHICH IS CONSUMING ALOT OF TIME AND VERY WELLWORTHY TIME FOR OUR STAFF TOFIGURE OUT WHERE THEY'RE AT,/SAID HOLMES.

TUSD IS HALF AWEEK INTO THE START OF THESCHOOL YEAR.

4- THOUSAND TUSDSTUDENTS HAVE NOT COMPLETEDTHEIR ONLINE ENROLLMENT ANDTHEIR FAMILIES HAVE NOTRESPONDED TO PHONE CALL,EMAILS AND TEXTS.

THE DISTRICTIS BOOSTING STAFF AT SCHOOLSIN CASE THE STUDENTS SHOW UPON CAMPUSES ON MONDAY ANDTUESDAY.

MONDAY (AUGUST 17TH)IS WHEN THE GOVERNOR HAD GIVENSCHOOLS THE GREEN LIGHT TOSTART IN-PERSON LEARNING.TRUJILLO SAYS HE DOESNT KNOWHOW MANY OF THE STUDENTS KNOWWHATS GOING ON AND ARE JUSTGOING TO SHOW UP PHYSICALLY ATTHE CAMPUSES.T-U-S-D SAYS IT'S ALSO WORRIEDABOUT LOSING AT- RISK STUDENTSSEVERAL MONTHS FROM NOW THELONGER THE CAMPUSES REMAINCLOSED AND SERVICES ARE NOTAVAILABLE TO THEM.

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