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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The requirement is absurd and we decided last night that we will not comply.  Enough is enough.  Here is the email I just sent to my school principal.  I encourage others who have similar views to reach out to their principals.  I'll let you know what happens!

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Dear [XXXX]:

I hope you’re having a good summer.  I know this is a busy time of year so I will get right to the point.

I saw the news yesterday that DCPS will require all students to provide proof of a negative Covid test on the first day of school.

As a family we have decided that we will not comply with this requirement.  I will spare you an extended discussion of our views that this requirement is deeply silly.  In case it is helpful to know, our family is fully vaccinated and takes care to isolate and mask when we know one of us has been exposed to Covid.  And we keep our kids home from school when they show any sign of illness.

The bottom line is that we are no longer willing to burden our kids with public health mandates not shared by the broader society.

So here is my ask:

(1) I don’t know if you have discretion related to enforcement of this requirement.  If you do, I ask that you exercise this discretion.

(2) If you do not have discretion or are not able to exercise it (either of which I respect and understand), can you please let me know how I can escalate this within DCPS?  Rather than a substantive response to this email, I would welcome you simply forwarding this email on to an appropriate person in the DCPS central office.

My goal is to resolve this within the next two weeks.  Please know that – in any event – I will seek to avoid embarrassing my kids or [SCHOOL] staff on the first day of school.  That is, we will not simply show up and make a scene.

Thanks as always for your work.
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The school will test your child when they first set foot in the building. If that is OK with you. If not they will sit at the front office until you back down or it goes higher. Your decision. I'll be testing my kids because it takes 15 seconds and I'm done with it. [/quote]

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