There's a handy flow chart on the APS website

Anonymous wrote:APS also requires a PCR test to return to school for any illness. Our kid had a stomachache last week, stayed home to rest, had to rest for re-entry. (They were constipated.)

You don't always need a PCR test. You could also receive an alternate diagnosis from your pediatrician. We received that and were able to return the next day (stomache as well). My ped did a rapid (was negative) and PCR test for good measure, but my DC was back in school already once we got the PCR test that confirmed negative for Covid.

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible that Curative isn’t open at all on Mondays? Ugh.

No, they have hundreds of slots

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd go to Kenmore. You can make an appointment and they should let you know in time for kiddo to go back on Wednesday: https://www.resourcepath.net/covid-19-testing-at-a.../symptom-exposed-backtoschool/

With the county testing you'll hear back much sooner, but the school may not accept it. Ours only wants a physician administered PCR

APS excepts outside lab tests. Avoid Kenmore unless you’ve already consented to surveillance testing because it’s the same consent form and then you need to do a whole revocation of your consent.

Wait, what? We are allowing weekly surveillance testing at the school — are you saying I can’t get the kid tested somewhere else like Curative now? I don’t understand why I would need to revoke consent for the weekly surveillance just to do testing somewhere else wut?

I think this person is saying that if you did not consent previously, and you use Kenmore now, it could look like you consented previously unless you revoke the new consent. Don’t know if that’s true, but wouldn’t apply to you anyway since you consented previously as well.

Is it possible that Curative isn’t open at all on Mondays? Ugh.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd go to Kenmore. You can make an appointment and they should let you know in time for kiddo to go back on Wednesday: https://www.resourcepath.net/covid-19-testing-at-a.../symptom-exposed-backtoschool/

With the county testing you'll hear back much sooner, but the school may not accept it. Ours only wants a physician administered PCR

APS excepts outside lab tests. Avoid Kenmore unless you’ve already consented to surveillance testing because it’s the same consent form and then you need to do a whole revocation of your consent.

Wait, what? We are allowing weekly surveillance testing at the school — are you saying I can’t get the kid tested somewhere else like Curative now? I don’t understand why I would need to revoke consent for the weekly surveillance just to do testing somewhere else wut?

Get to curative in the am

Last time I went to Curative in Alexandria for testing my family got results back in less than 24 hours. Super easy and efficient process.

Anonymous wrote:I'd go to Kenmore. You can make an appointment and they should let you know in time for kiddo to go back on Wednesday: https://www.resourcepath.net/covid-19-testing-at-a.../symptom-exposed-backtoschool/

With the county testing you'll hear back much sooner, but the school may not accept it. Ours only wants a physician administered PCR

APS excepts outside lab tests. Avoid Kenmore unless you’ve already consented to surveillance testing because it’s the same consent form and then you need to do a whole revocation of your consent.