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A Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary School student gets tested for COVID-19 on Sept. 21, 2021, as part of weekly screenings at the school.
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Superintendent Marty Pollio told members of the Jefferson County Board of Education last week that the district would bring a test-to-stay program for their consideration at a future board meeting, though he also stressed the importance of vaccinations in curbing quarantines.
If a JCPS student or employee is close contact of someone with COVID-19, they now have the option to not quarantine.
The new program, which took effect Monday, gives JCPS students the option to skip a mandatory quarantine after coming in close contact with someone infected with COVID-19.
