NORTH SYRACUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT
February 11, 2022
Letter from the Superintendent: At-Home Test Kits
Dear NSCSD Staff, Parents and Guardians,
The North Syracuse Central School District will be distributing at-home COVID-19 test kits to students prior to the Mid-Winter Recess. The iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test kits, each containing two tests, will be given to all students on Thursday, February 17 and Friday, February 18.
Parents who do not want their child to receive a test kit can opt-out of the distribution by completing a brief form online by clicking here. Parents wanting to opt-out must complete one form for each student they do not want to get a test. The deadline to opt-out is noon on Tuesday, February 15.
Parents are encouraged to use the kits to test students prior to returning to school after recess. If a child tests positive please upload the positive test result at the Onondaga County Home Testing Website by clicking here and report the positive result to your child's school nurse. Positive students should isolate as per Onondaga County Department of Health Guidelines and close contacts should quarantine for five days. Click here to see the Onondaga County DOH Guidelines.
If a student exhibits symptoms of COVID-19 and tests NEGATIVE with the iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test they must have a negative PCR or NAAT test prior to returning to school and provide result to their school nurse. We are unable to accept negative home tests per Onondaga County DOH guidelines.
Please contact your child's school building principal if you have any questions about the COVID-19 Test kit distribution.
Sincerely
Daniel D. Bowles
Superintendent of Schools
North Syracuse Central School District
NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
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