Our testing provider partners will come to every school periodically to test some of the students. The New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) working with NYC Health + Hospitals and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, has partnered with laboratories and other providers to test NYC DOE students for COVID-19 infection. We are seeking your consent to test your child for COVID-19 infection. General Information What is the consent form? If you do not want your child to participate in random surveillance testing do not submit consent.
A printable PDF file is available in ten languages, under Consent Forms below.įrequently Asked Questions Special Cases Can my child receive an exception from weekly random testing?
If you do not have an account creation code from your school, you can still provide your consent right away by clicking “ Manage Consent” under “ COVID-19 Testing” and filling out your and your child’s information to provide consent.
If you already have a NYCSA account linked to your student(s): Log in, click your student’s name, click “ Manage Account,” and then when a dropdown menu appears, click “ Consent Forms.” Read the page, and then choose the consent option at the end for your student.Fill out the form online using a New York City Schools Account (NYCSA).Please note-if you already submitted consent during the last school year or summer, you will need to do so again for the 2021-2022 school year. Submitting consent to have your child tested for COVID-19 in school is quick and easy.Learn about the free, Home Rapid Test Kits we are giving to any student (in grades kindergarten or higher) or any staff who exhibit COVID-like symptoms or have been in a classroom where a positive case has been identified. Additionally, beginning January 10, schools with 3-K and Pre-K programs will distribute these take home kits to any 3-K or Pre-K student who exhibits COVID-like symptoms.
The vendors are BioReference Laboratories, Fulgent Genetics, MedRite, and Somos Healthcare. Visit the Supplemental Information for Parents About DOE Agreements With Outside Entities to read answers to a number of questions vendors provided about their privacy and data security practices. If your child is tested, we will let you know they were tested and when and how you will receive the results, which will typically be provided within 48-72 hours. We are focused on making this a brief, and gentle experience for our students, led by trained testers. We want to assure you that if your child is selected for testing but is uncomfortable or unable to be tested, we will not test your child and will work with you to address any concerns so that they can participate in future testing. Instead of the "long swab" that goes in the back of the nose, this test is a short, small swab (like a Q-Tip) that goes just in the front of the nose. This testing initiative is organized by our partners at NYC Health + Hospitals, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and the NYC Test & Trace Corps.