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Dear Mountain Laurel families,
Thank you once again for rising to the occasion and ensuring your children were tested before they attended school this week. We are delighted to share that no positive cases were reported from the testing round on Wednesday, 1/12. In addition, we were able to welcome back the Mountain Rose Kindergarten after their short hiatus.
However, today, one of our faculty has tested positive for CoVid-19. The teacher tested negative during our routine screening yesterday, but this morning felt mildly symptomatic and did not come to school. If your child is identified as a close contact of the teacher you will be notified directly.
The MLWS CoVid-19 Health and Safety Taskforce reconvened yesterday to discuss testing and to review recent updates in guidance from New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and Ulster County Department Of Health (UCDOH) After assessing the data it was determined that testing should continue twice weekly until Jan 26th. Our testing schedule will be reevaluated again at this time.
Who needs to test?
- All students, faculty and staff, regardless of their vaccination status.
Is anyone exempt from testing?
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Yes. If you are able to provide documentation confirming a positive CoVid test result within the past 60 days, ie: on or after November 13th , 2021, your child is exempt.
When does my child need to test?
- According to the below dates, prior to attending school
Testing Dates:
Tuesday 18th January (no school 1/17)
Thursday 20th January
Monday 24th January
Wednesday 26th January
Where do I send the result?
How can I manage the additional expense?
- MLWS will continue to seek free test kits from NYS
- Check with your insurance company as a # tests per month should now be reimbursable
- MLWS will be starting a donation box & testing fund for those who are able to donate
How can I find tests?
- Can be tricky. Buy a few when you see them available.
Our objective is to keep our students and staff safely In school with as little disruption as possible. Frequent testing is a key component towards our accomplishing this. We will soon be sharing updates to our guidance which include shortened timelines for Isolation and Quarantine, as well as a Test to Stay policy.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out,
Thank you for all your support and flexibility,
Susan Ramaty,
MLWS CoVid-19 Liaison
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