NYC public school students and staff will return on Jan. 3rd, with the city doubling COVID surveillance testing capacity for both vaccinated & unvaccinated students and staff, and distributing at-home test kits to people exposed to the virus in classrooms.
Jia Lee, a 4th and 5th grade teacher, standing in front, leads a meeting for teachers from the Earth school to speak on issues related to lack of COVID testing, outside the Earth School in Manhattan, on December 21, 2021Jia Lee, a 4th and 5th grade teacher, standing in front, leads a meeting for teachers from the Earth school to speak on issues related to lack of COVID testing, outside the Earth School in Manhattan, on December 21, 2021New York City public school students and staff will return...
In addition to ramping up surveillance testing in K-12 public schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio said anytime someone tests positive for COVID-19 in a classroom, students and staff will get two at-home test kits to use over the course of seven days. Anyone exposed in the classroom can continue going to school as long as they test negative.
New Quarantine Policy: if there is a positive case in a classroom, students who were in close proximity to these students will no longer have to quarantine and will continue attending school if they do not have symptoms and do not have a positive test result from a COVID test.“This guarantees consistency in their education,” de Blasio said. “It guarantees fewer disruptions which parents have rightfully said have been a tremendous challenge for them.
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