PPE supplies coming to Tucson schools

STUDENTS THAT NEED IS MORETHAN PIMA COUNTY COULD HANDLE.THE THOUSANDS OF ITEMS WILL BEUSED BY STAFF.

24-39 1:49 OC:THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEARBOXES STACKED UP LABELEDWITH ITEMS THAT HELP STOP THESPREAD OF COVID-19.

ITEMSLIKE MASKS AND GLOVES -- ALLGOING TO PIMA COUNTY DISTRICTSAND A FEW CHARTER AND PRIVATESCHOOLS.

THE PIMA COUNTYSUPERINTENDENTS OFFICESEARCHED RELENTLESSLY FOR THESUPPLIES OVER THE PAST FEWMONTHS.

WILLIAMS: "IT CALLCAME TOGETHER.

WE GOT TO SEEIT IN THE WAREHOUSE.

THETHOUSANDS OF MASKS, GLOVES ANDEVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER.

ANDSCHOOLS CAN START TO PICK UPTHEIR SHIPMENTS.

IT'S A NICEWIN FOR PIMA COUNTY." THESUPPLIES DIVVIED UP BASED ONSCHOOL STAFFING LEVELS.

EVERYEMPLOYEE AT EVERY SCHOOL WILLBE PROVIDED A MASK.

LET'S LOOKAT A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS.FLOWING WELLS HAS 620EMPLOYEES THE DISTRICT WILLGET 62- HUNDRED GLOVES, 155HAND SANITIZER BOTTLES, AND340 FACES SHIELDS.

TUSDEMPLOYS 77- HUNDRED PEOPLETHEYLL RECEIVE 77- THOUSANDGLOVES, MORE THAN 19- HUNDREDHAND SANITIZER BOTTLES, ANDABOUT 15- HUNDRED FACESHIELDS.

WILLIAMS: "WHICH ISKIND OF THE OPEN SHIELD WHEREYOU CAN SEE THE FACE, ANDSCHOOLS HAVE A CERTAIN GROUPOF TEACHERS THAT WILL NEED TOUSE THOSE." THE MONEY FOR THESUPPLIES CAME FROM THE PIMACOUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONSCENTER THROUGH THE CARES ACTFUND.

CAVAZOS: "IS THIS THEONLY ROUND OR COULD THERE BEMORE DOWN THE ROAD?" WILLIAMS:"THATS A GREAT QUESTION.OBVIOUSLY WED LOVE TO SUPPLYAS MUCH AS WE CAN AND ONGOING,BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ISGOING TO BE THE FIRST AND ONLYMAJOR ROUND." WILLIAMS SAIDTHEY MAY CONTINUE ON ACASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

DISTRICTSAND SCHOOLS HAVE ALSO BOUGHTPPE ITEMS USING FEDERAL AID.WILLIAMS: "THEYVE ALREADYSTARTED.

THIS IS GOING TO BE ANICE GOOD LUMP SUM TO HELPTHEM GET THROUGH THIS FIRSTSEMESTER." AND HOPEFULLY HESAYS THE REST OF THE SCHOOLYEAR.SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS TOLDUS TODAY -- HE'S WORKING WITH