Masking: Face coverings are strongly recommended to be worn when indoors. Masks will be made available at the school for all those who need/want them.

Students and staff are required to wear a mask when:

• Returning to school on the sixth day after testing positive for COVID-19, through day 10 after symptom onset or date of positive test, whichever is earlier, including when traveling on a school bus.

• Entering the school medical room, nurse’s office, or school-based health center.

• Exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 at school.

Illness: Students and staff should stay home if they show any symptoms of COVID-19 or other illnesses and get tested for COVID-19.

Isolate if COVID-19 positive: Students and staff who test positive for COVID-19 must isolate for 5 days and can return to school on day 6 if they have no symptoms or symptoms are improving. They must wear a mask until day 10 after symptom onset or date of positive test, whichever is earlier.

Get tested if exposed to COVID-19: Students and staff who are exposed to COVID-19 should get tested.

These individuals should receive home tests from their school and take two tests, at least 24 hours apart on day 4 and day 5 of their exposure. All exposed individuals should monitor for fever and other COVID-19 symptoms for 10 days after their exposure. If symptoms begin, they should not attend school and should isolate and get tested for COVID-19 again right away. 

Testing: Starting the first day of school, schools will offer home test kits to those with a potential in-school exposure and those with symptoms

In addition, each staff and student will receive 4 tests per month to take home. These tests can be used by school families for testing due to symptoms, exposures, high-risk activity (such as travel and large gatherings) and can give staff and students immediate results.

In-school PCR surveillance testing will not be a part of the 2022-23 school year.

Starting the first day of school, schools will offer home test kits to those with a potential in-school exposure and those with symptoms

In addition, each staff and student will receive 4 tests per month to take home.

To find a testing site offering rapid tests, visit nyc.gov/covidtest, text “COVID TEST” to 855-48, or call 311