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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's also the case that for whatever stupid reason, MCPS is not the body testing for positive cases. They should have testing centers specifically set up for this and tests for kids and teachers and staff should be free.

But since they put the onus and cost of testing on the families, they have to assume that many families won't test. Therefore, going with symptoms is pretty much all they do. You've got to remember, one case of covid can become 9 with unvaxed exposure and then each of those 9....

This is still a very contagious, very serious disease. People refusing to treat it like one are why we are in the mess we are in. [/quote]

No, there was new guidance on Tuesday. The onus is no longer on families. Schools will test.[/quote]

[b]Schools will test if families opt in. [/quote]

Which is another way of saying -- if the family of someone with a symptom does not opt in, we will still see quarnatines.[/b] And MCPS is quarantining entire classes right now (which makes sense--principals are in charge of contact-tracing right now, and logistically their job is much easier if they can have the teacher teach the entire class online rather than having to find another teacher to teach just some of the kids online). The testing is good, but it doesn't solve the problem.[/quote]

Can someone confirm that to opt in sample testing is the only way to allow school test my child with rapid test if my child has symptom to avoid possible quarantine for the whole class? I thought I hear from the meeting that there will be announcement next week or so how to let parents approve school to do rapid testing on kid if they see any symptom.....[/quote]

The best thing would be for school to contact parents once they have identified a child with covid like symptoms. The parent can give verbal consent and the school can administer the rapid test.[/quote]

This.

I wouldn't opt in to regular testing, but if my child was either having symptoms or considered a close contact I would support the testing. [/quote]

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