School Districts Have to Test 20% Of Student Body Per Yellow Zone Regulation
Written by Site Hub on November 17, 2020
Since Monroe County has been updated to a yellow zone, a few school districts have begun testing their students and staff for COVID-19 starting Monday.
The regulations state that they have to test 20% of people in each building.
Every one of the 603 tests that Webster schools administered on Monday came back negative. In order to reach 20%, they will have to test 1,500 by Friday, which the superintendent said they are poised to accomplish.
Superintendent Carmen Gumina said about 80% of families have agreed to have their children tested.
“We have randomized students and staff, usually by grade level. We have given each principle a master list of cohort 1, which are the first cohort, they are the first 20% so that’s really what we’re focusing on this week.”
Source:
RochesterFirst.com
