A virtual welcome to Tulsa Public Schools

IN TONIGHT'S PROJECT SAFESCHOOLS... THE FIRST DAY OFTHE NEW SCHOOL YEAR..

NOW INTHE BOOKS FOR TULSA PUBLICSCHOOLS.

BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC, THE DISTRICTSTARTED SCHOOL ONLINE TODAY.AND WILL CONTINUE DISTANCELEARNING FOR THE NEXT NINEWEEKS.

THEY'VE SPENT THEENTIRE SUMMER PREPPING FORTHIS YEAR.AND AS 2 WORKS FOR YOU'SSIERRA PIZARRO SHOWS US.THEY'RE STILL GETTINGSETTLED IN.

SIERRA?THIS BACK-TO-SCHOOL WEEK ISA TIME TO GET ACQUAINTED ANDADJUSTED.

FOR TEACHERS,STUDENTS, AND THEIRFAMILIES.

THEY DO THAT BYLEARNING THE VIRTUALPLATFORMS.AND THEY CAN'T DO THATUNLESS THEY HAVE LAPTOPS ANDWIFI.

THIS IS HAPPENING ATMCLAIN HIGH SCHOOL.

FAMILIESSTARTED SUPPLY PICK UP THISMORNING.

AND CONTINUE TODRIVE THROUGH.

THE TULSAPUBLIC SCHOOLSSUPERINTENDENT SAYS THEREWERE SOME HICCUPS.

BUTEVERYONE'S GETTING WHAT THEYNEED."Sometimes, you can pullright up and get what youneed and, other times, thereare cars and people waiting.All throughout the wholeday, I never saw anybodyexhibit anything other thanthe grace and love thatTulsans tend to show."THEY'LL STOP HANDING OUTSUPPLIES TONIGHT AT SEVEN.BUT WILL START ALL OVERAGAIN IN THE MORNING.

SUPPLYAND DEVICE-PICK UP IS ATEVERY TPS SCHOOL THROUGHTHIS WEEK.

LIVE IN TULSA,I'M SIERRA PIZARRO.

2 WORKSFOR YOU.GOING IN DEPTH... UNIONPUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS