Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And what in the world are you supposed to do if you had TB earlier in life? The skin test is always positive once the antibodies are in your blood. I'm not getting a chest xray every year to go on field trips with my kid.

I would imagine that some form from a doctor explaining this would do?
Also, I totally didn't;t know that, very interesting

The TB test can also be positive if you have been vaccinated as a child, although it hasn't for me personally (I was vaccinated). In that and the PP's case, they would need to confirm with a chest x-ray to be sure. Not sure I'd do that to be able to volunteer.

Anonymous wrote:And what in the world are you supposed to do if you had TB earlier in life? The skin test is always positive once the antibodies are in your blood. I'm not getting a chest xray every year to go on field trips with my kid.

I would imagine that some form from a doctor explaining this would do?
Also, I totally didn't;t know that, very interesting

The TB test does NOT have to be redone every 12 months. You have to be re-fingerprinted every two years, but you do not have to repeat the TB test. https://dcps.dc.gov/page/dcps-volunteer-faqs