A. The District will provide rapid antigen testing for unvaccinated students whose parents give consent to participate in the TTS program.  Parents who plan to have their child participate in the TTS program are required to complete the TTS Consent Form.  The TTS program is only for asymptomatic unvaccinated students who have had close contact with a positive case.   If a student becomes symptomatic during the TTS, even with a negative antigen test, they are no longer eligible for TTS and must be excluded from school. Fully vaccinated asymptomatic students are not required to quarantine following exposure and, therefore, do not need to participate in the TTS program. 

Students and employees who tested inconclusive as a result of the school pool testing also are elgible to participate in Test to Stay; these individuals must receive a negative result for two consecutive days at TTS before returning to school.

A. Students who are unvaccinated and choose not participate in the TTS program will be required to quarantine for 10 days after exposure as required by WCDOH.  Students who are quarantined may participate in virtual learning.

A. There is no fee for a student to participate in the TTS program.

A. The daily rapid antigen test must be conducted by the school nurse at school before the school day begins. WCDOH requires that the test to stay be administered by a licensed medical provider, and the test cannot be administered at home.  The rapid antigen test will be administered three out of seven days following exposure.

A. Upon arrival at school, the student will report directly to the District's maintenance garage office at 119 Gertrude Ave., across from Mamaroneck Ave. School, for the rapid antigen test.  The test used is a minimally invasive shallow nasal swab in each nostril that takes a few seconds; however, parents accompanying students to Test to Stay and students (middle or high school) attending on their own should plan on the process taking about 20 minutes.

Elementary students and a parent/guardian will report to the maintenance garage office (119 Gertrude Ave., Mamaroneck) before the school day begins (8:15 AM) to complete the test and then wait in their car while the results are processed.  
Middle and high school students will report to the maintenance garage office (119 Gertrude Ave., Mamaroneck) before the school day begins to complete the test and then wait in a designated area while the results are processed. 

If the result is negative, the student will proceed to school for the day. When students test positive, they must immediately return home with their parents and complete the mandated quarantine. Positive testing students will need a molecular test from a testing facility to confirm the test result, and they will be required to isolate for ten (10) days, as required by WCDOH.

A. Students in the TTS program are not permitted to ride the morning bus.  They must be driven to school and report directly to the District maintenance garage office at 119 Gertrude Ave., Mamaroneck, to complete their daily test.  Students may ride the bus home if they test negative that morning and remain asymptomatic.

A. The testing schedule will be adjusted accordingly, and students will still need to test in order to continue to attend in-person school.

A. A student who has received a lab-confirmed COVID-19 test result in the past 90 days is not required to quarantine or participate in TTS testing.

A. If the student who is allowed to remain in school through the TTS program develops COVID-19 symptoms, they must be excluded from school per current WCDOH guidance. The student will also need a molecular test from a testing facility and will need to remain home until a negative result is received, the student is fever-free for at least 24 hours without fever reducing medication, and any other symptoms are improving.

A. Test to Stay does not permit a student to participate in sports or extracurricular activities such as band, chorus, theater and/or other activities outside of the school day for the duration of the 10-day quarantine period.  According to WCDOH, the TTS program is meant to ensure that students can attend in-person instruction during the regular school day.  A student in the TTS program must remain under quarantine outside of school. 

A. Daily testing as part of the TTS program is only required on days when school is in session (weekends and holidays are excluded).  Tests will not be administered on weekends or holidays.

A. If a student in the TTS program is exposed to a new COVID-19 case, the "five-day clock" restarts from the date of the most recent exposure.

A. For students who test negative:

1. Testing is no longer required through the TTS program for this exposure.
2. Such students still remain under an official quarantine order through day 10 and cannot participate in any non-academic activities (e.g. sports or clubs) until the end of the 10-day quarantine.
3. Once the quarantine order is lifted, the student should continue to self-monitor (or monitor by the parent) for COVID-19 symptoms through day 14.
4. If the student develops symptoms, the student should isolate and follow NYS school guidance for returning to school. 
5. Students may resume riding the school bus to and from school.

A. WCDOH does NOT permit individuals who have been exposed to COVID-19 to test out of quarantine.  The TTS program is the only option that WCDOH has approved to permit unvaccinated, asymptomatic students to remain in school following a COVID-19 exposure.