From the SSCPS Health Office

The Health Office is now running 2 separate COVID testing programs. Both of these tests are voluntary.  In order to participate in each program you will need to sign up for them separately.

The BinaxNow Rapid Test is for students/staff that develop COVID-like symptoms while at school. This test can be administered at school and results are available in fifteen (15) minutes. Students/staff will still be required to leave school, even with a negative test result.   Positive results are presumed positives and students will be required to isolate.  
Register your student for Symptomatic Rapid COVID testing with the following link:
https://app.beacontesting.com/register/with-code?code=EKMBEX

Pool Testing is a weekly COVID test for students and staff.  Students will be tested on the weeks they are in person learning.  This program is not available to remote students.  Pool testing is when a number (usually 5-10) swabs are put in the same tube and a PCR test is done on the batch/pool. 

If the pool comes back negative, it is presumed all individuals in this pool are negative. 
If the pool comes back positive, each student is individually tested using the BinaxNow Rapid test done at school. Any positive students will be sent home to isolate and contact tracing will be done. If all students come back negative with the rapid testing, each student will then have an individual PCR test to be sent out from school. All students will be asked to quarantine until the PCR results come back. 

When you sign consent for pool testing, you are consenting for all 3 types of testing to be done at school (pool testing, rapid antigen and individual PCR testing). 

Register your student for weekly pool testing with the following link:
https://app.beacontesting.com/register/with-code?code=WPWCQJ

Please see the Health Office page on the SSCPS website for more information on rapid and pooled testing, along with other COVID-19 information.

If you have any additional questions or need any additional information please do not hesitate to reach out to the nursing staff.
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K - 8:  781-982-4202 x 104
High School: 781-982-4202 x 182
Darcie Edwards, RN
Susan Dupras, RN
Jaime Kjelgaard, RN
Barbara Folan, RN