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Peoria teachers come together over rising COVID-19 metrics

Peoria, Dysart, Deer Valley districts form alliance

As COVID-19 benchmarks continue to rise and West Valley students return to schools after winter break, Peoria Unified School District teachers and those from other districts are calling on virtual instruction only for the first two weeks of the semester in hopes of containing the virus.

Teachers from Dysart and Deer Valley unified school districts are also part of the group that has been dubbed the West Valley Alliance.

Peoria Education Association President Trina Berg said the Peoria and Dysart districts have chosen to ignore Maricopa County benchmarks, approved by the governing board earlier this year, and continue in-person instruction.

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