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[quote=Anonymous]It is OSSE/DCHealth policy that a positive case in a daycare results in a 5 day classroom shutdown.  I'll look for the link to the "official" document stating this; it's hard to find.  DCPS can implement test-to-stay, but daycares cannot.  Why?  OSSE says it's b/c of the "vulnerable populations" at daycares (i.e., children 2 yrs old and under).  Even taking that at face value, why not adopt an AGE-BASED criterion for test-to-stay (i.e., only children age 2 and older can test-to-stay, otherwise it's a 5 day quarantine).  At present, test-to-stay is based on LOCATION where a child is enrolled, not age.  So a 2 year old enrolled in DCPS pk3 (i.e., a child with a September birthday who begins school in August) can test-to-stay, but a 2 year old enrolled in daycare cannot.  3 and 4 year olds enrolled in DCPS can test-to-stay.  3 and 4 year olds enrolled in daycare cannot.  That hurts families (it's disruptive for working adults and children alike).  I've been in touch w/ OSSE on this and urge anyone else interested to start emailing and calling.[/quote]

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