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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get the test and stay protocol. It seems contrary to CDC guidance which is that close contacts of someone who tests positive (not necessarily a whole classroom, depending on age) should quarantine. We know that the it can take 3-5 days after exposure for a test to come up positive and we also know that rapid testing is not as accurate as PCR. But yet we're willing to send bona fide close contacts back to school the next day with just a rapid test result? I understand not wanting to quarantine children any longer than necessary and school disruptions, but it seems like that's accepting not an insignificant safety risk to others.  Maybe school administrators should do a better job with identifying close contacts so that the rest of the class isn't unnecessarily quarantined.[/quote]

I found this article really useful although it doesn’t address all of the concerns.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcboston.com/news/coronavirus/mass-rapid-covid-19-test-protocol-will-let-close-contacts-stay-in-school/2464069/%3famp

From the article: [i]Thirteen high schools implemented the practice, and researchers concluded in May 2021 that it saved "an estimated 109,752 in-person instruction student-days."[/i][/quote]

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