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Nurses Office - 2021-2022 School Year
Welcome Back LVTI Families,
LPS is committed to providing a safe space for students to learn and grow during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the many ways we are addressing safety is by providing a robust testing plan. Students and staff will be able to participate in three different testing programs. They are:
Symptomatic Testing: (students who present with mild symptoms while at school; students should not go to school if experiencing symptoms while at home): A sample is collected by a shallow nasal swab at school using the BinaxNOW rapid antigen test. The rapid test only takes 15 minutes to get results. If the test is negative and the student has mild symptoms, he/she can return to class.
"Test and Stay": (A student who the school nurse has determined is a close contact from a school related exposure): A sample is collected by a shallow nasal swab at school using the BinaxNOW rapid antigen test. Tests are administered daily from the first day of exposure for 7 days.
Routine COVID Safety Checks: (Formerly pooled testing): Students perform a shallow nasal swab to themselves. Samples are sent in groups of 5-10. If a pool is positive all individuals in that pool will need further COVID-19 testing. If the pool is negative, all individuals in that pool have tested negative for COVID-19 that day.
If you would like your student to participate in COVID-19 testing, you will need to fill out a testing consent. A paper consent will be sent home with your student, please fill it out and return it to the school nurse. You may also access an online consent form by clicking here.
We look forward to learning and growing with you this year.
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