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Cambridge Public Schools: Schools Open Tomorrow, Testing Results Delayed

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Press release from Cambridge Public Schools:

01/04/2022

Schools Open Tomorrow, Testing Results Delayed

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Dear CPS Families and Staff:

The past several days have been extremely busy as we have worked to ensure that our school communities continue to be safe for all of our students and staff. 

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We had hoped to be in a different place tonight. We closed schools Monday and Tuesday to test as many students and staff as possible so that we could return to school safely on Wednesday with the certainty of test results.

Unfortunately, that is not the case. Due to high demand there is a backlog at the testing laboratories. While we have learned that yesterday’s testing of approximately 3,500 students at school sites identified many positive pools (or groups), we do not yet have individual results. 

Here are the most important things to know right now. 


1. Schools will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, January 5. 


2. Test results for individual students have not yet arrived.

Due to a backlog at the labs due to increased demand, there is a delay in receiving results. We cannot guarantee when we will receive results, but barring any issues at the lab, we anticipate receiving them sometime on Wednesday, January 5. 

3. We hope individual test results will arrive overnight. Check your email before sending your child to school.

  • We will send a district-wide follow-up communication when all of the positive notifications have been made.

    • 4. If your child is identified as a positive case during the school day tomorrow, they will be quarantined for immediate dismissal/pickup.

    5. If your child has any symptoms, keep them home.

     

    6. Consider shifting from cloth masks to a higher filtration mask.

    Schools will continue their REGULAR testing schedule tomorrow. 

     

    We truly appreciate your patience and understanding of logistics issues yesterday, especially at the Peabody location. We apologize and we will learn from their concerns. Again, thank you for showing up yesterday and everyday for our students. It is greatly appreciated.

    Dr. Victoria L. Greer

    Interim Superintendent

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