NJ senator pushes for school protocols that would allow asymptomatic students to remain in classroom
Sen. Declan O'Scanlon is pushing for so-called "Test and Stay" protocols that would allow exposed, asymptomatic students to remain in the classroom.
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Sep 22, 2021, 9:19 AM
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220ds agoThe COVID-19 quarantine procedure for students may be a big problem for
some parents, and Sen. Declan O'Scanlon is pushing for so-called "Test and
Stay" protocols that would allow exposed, asymptomatic students to remain
in the classroom.
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Instead of a 14-day quarantine, the students would receive daily rapid
test.
A study of the approach by Oxford found 2% of exposed students tested
positive for COVID-19, after
quarantining.
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Sen. O'Scanlon points out the Fair Haven Public School District had over
640 students quarantine last year. The superintendent there notes that between
all the kids added up to over 6,000 missed school days.
