Dear SSCPS Families,
We are seeking ways to bring all of our students back to school safely. We are starting a voluntary free weekly COVID-19 testing program to help keep our students, staff, and community safe and help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Regular COVID-19 testing of students and staff is intended to help us lower the risk of disease in our school by finding positive cases of COVID-19 quickly. This pooled testing program will also help identify positive cases in people who do not show any symptoms. Testing will allow us to continue in-person learning while making everyone feel safer when in-person. We hope that you will participate by signing a consent form for your student. The higher the percentage of participation, the safer school will be. What is the COVID-19 pooled testing program?
How can my student participate in the program? To participate in the testing program, please sign a consent form for your students. You only need to sign up once for the weekly testing. This form gives us permission to share student information with the technology platform we use to track testing. Student information will only be shared with the Department of Public Health and other departments if a student tests positive in an individual test. Please sign up electronically by checking your email for a link which will be sent out under separate cover. If you need assistance with the link, please call the SSCPS Health Office. The program is voluntary. Students are not required to participate in the program. If you do not consent to participate, your student can still come to school. We strongly encourage all students to participate to help us reduce the spread of COVID-19. How does it work? The type of testing we are using is called "pooled testing." Pooled testing makes it easier and faster to find individuals who might have COVID-19. Here is how it works:
Learn more about the SSCPS COVID-19 Testing Program on the SSCPS Health Office website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of the SSCPS Health Office nurses: Susan Dupras, RN [email protected] Darcie Edwards, RN [email protected] Barbara Folan, RN [email protected] Jaime Kjelgaard, RN [email protected] -- Alicia E. Savage Executive Director South Shore Charter Public School 781.982.4202 Ext. 101 www.sscps.org Comments are closed.
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