To meet the emergency need for nitrile gloves for staff and students for cleaning and disinfecting, Mesa Public Schools Governing Board recently approved paying $45,850.
The purchase of 250,000 gloves from two companies was approved unanimously Dec. 8 by the Governing Board in a consent agenda with other items.
The district is paying $30,850 to Opacs Inc. for 1,500 boxes of 100 extra-large nitrile gloves; and $15,000 to Sam Tell and Son Inc. for 1,000 boxes of 100 nitrile gloves — 500 boxes medium size and 500 boxes large size, according to district documents.
