PPE supplies coming to Tucson schools

Items will be used by staff in Pima County 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