Washington, D.C., public schools to require negative COVID test after Thanksgiving
All Washington, D.C., public school students and staff must test negative of COVID-19 before returning to school after Thanksgiving break
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The website for the District of Columbia Public Schools announced that everyone returning to school after the upcoming holiday weekend will be required to be free of coronavirus.
"To support a safe return from Thanksgiving break, all students and staff are expected to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test," the announcement at the top of the district’s site reads. "Families should test their students and upload test results…on Sunday, November 27."
The post includes a link telling students, parents and staff where to get test kits and how to submit the results.
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Schools have distributed the test kits in student backpacks up until Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Families are also able to pick up a test kit from the District COVID Center, in all eight wards.
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On Sunday, Nov. 27, the district expects everyone to take the test and submit the results to the specified website.
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All students, according to the district’s website, must produce proof of a negative test within the 24 hours before they return on Monday, Nov. 28.
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The district also posted links and reminders through its social media channels, like Twitter.