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Richfield Public Schools Granted $228K For COVID Tests
The funds are a part of the state's efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep Minnesota students in their classrooms.
RICHFIELD, MN — The state of Minnesota granted Richfield Public Schools $228,156 to fund a COVID-19 testing program for this academic year.
The funds are a part of the state's efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep students in their classrooms. The fund is supported by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Many school districts across the state have not yet applied for the funding. The deadline for districts to apply is Oct. 15.
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Testing is key to keeping students safe, healthy, and in the classroom. That's why we’re working with schools to expand our first-in-the-nation testing program. I encourage every school to take advantage of the resources we’re offering. Learn more at https://t.co/Oj5lAiBbQ0
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) October 5, 2021
Last week, 231 Minnesota K-12 were on the Minnesota Department of Health's list of schools that have had recent COVID-19 outbreaks, including over Richfield Senior High.
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Here are the Hennepin County schools with recent COVID-19 outbreaks, according to health officials:
- Anthony Middle School, Minneapolis
- Barton Open Elementary, Minneapolis
- Champlin Park High School, Champlin
- Creek Valley Elementary, Edina
- Dayton Elementary, Dayton
- Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion, Eden Prairie
- Earle Brown Elementary, Brooklyn Center
- Edison Senior High, Minneapolis
- Fernbrook Elementary, Maple Grove
- Glen Lake Elementary, Minnetonka
- Hmong International Academy, Minneapolis
- Jackson Middle, Champlin
- Jefferson Elementary, Minneapolis
- Kenny Elementary, Minneapolis
- Maple Grove Middle School, Maple Grove
- Maple Grove Senior High, Maple Grove
- Marcy Open Elementary, Minneapolis
- Minnehaha Academy Mid & Lower Schools, Minneapolis
- Minnetonka Senior High, Minnetonka
- Oak Point Elementary, Eden Prairie
- Parnassus Preparatory School, Maple Grove
- Peter Hobart Elementary, Saint Louis Park
- Providence Academy, Plymouth
- Redeemer Christian Academy, Wayzata
- Richfield Senior High, Richfield
- Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High, Plymouth
- Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High, New Hope
- Rogers Senior High, Rogers
- Sanford Middle, Minneapolis
- SB Maranatha Christian Academy, Brooklyn Park
- Southwest High School, Minneapolis
- St. Charles Borromeo, Saint Anthony
- St. John's Lutheran, Corcoran
- Twin Cities International Schools, Minneapolis
- Washburn Senior High, Minneapolis
- Wayzata High, Plymouth
- Weaver Lake Science Math & Technology School, Maple Grove
- Yinghua Academy, Minneapolis
More than 79 percent of Hennepin County residents 12 and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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