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TUSD recommends closing Steele Elementary, its eighth school closure proposal

If you have a kid on the east side, this one's for you.

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Eight TUSD schools are recommended to close and merge

Closing schoolMerging intoWould start
Hudlow ElementarySewell ElementaryAug. 2027
Dunham ElementaryMarshall ElementaryAug. 2027
Cragin ElementaryBlenman ElementaryAug. 2027
Collier ElementaryBloom ElementaryAug. 2027
Magee Middle SchoolSabino High SchoolAug. 2027
Secrist Middle SchoolSanta Rita High SchoolAug. 2028
Cavett ElementaryUtterback Middle SchoolAug. 2028
Steele ElementaryBooth-Fickett K-8Aug. 2028

Sources: AZ Luminaria, KVOA, Tucson Spotlight, KGUN 9, Arizona Daily Star

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    Coronado National Forest crews are clearing debris, mud and overhanging branches from low-water crossings in Sabino and Bear Canyons, and officials are asking visitors to avoid the area. Water rose 4 to 6 feet in some spots in Sabino Canyon within 24 hours after Sunday's storm, leaving eight people stranded. Tucson also had its wettest first 2 days of November on record.

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TUSD recommends closing Steele Elementary, its eighth school closure proposal

Plus, SpaceX says it's behind a proposed data center campus in Cochise County.

The TLDR

  1. TUSD recommends closing Steele Elementary, its eighth closure
  2. Sabino Canyon cleanup is under way after the weekend flood
  3. Sun Tran's closed-door policy starts Mon., Nov. 9
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