Health Services Update – February At-Home/OTC Covid Tests
All Grades

Principal Bulletin Action RequiredDeadline: January 31, 2023

Starting this week, all school sites and departments will be getting another allocation of At-Home/OTC Covid test kits to distribute between February 8-10th.

Your assigned Health Aide will assist with these monthly distributions – connect and plan with them and other site-based staff who can support. Follow these steps below: 

Print the attached flyer back-to-back with English and your threshold language(s) & pre-bundle test kits & flyers for each class 

Each individual should receive 2 tests

1 box that includes 2 tests

OR

2 boxes with single tests

February 8-10 hand out the kits to all students, staff & contacted staff, with follow-up occurring on Friday

To ensure everyone gets a kit, hand them out in structured ways:

  • kits should be given to students through a scheduled class
  • secondary schools should pick a common class or period 
  • distribute to staff so all receive a kit (staff mailboxes, or other methods)

Send out messages reminding staff and students to test if they have symptoms, have been exposed to Covid or attended a large gathering.  Remind them to upload their results on Primary and report a positive test immediately to their school site or supervisor.

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