But Ortiz said she had no idea testing would be done without her first being notified.
“I was really disappointed that I wasn’t told today that she was gonna get tested, Ortiz said. “I did sign the form. I did approve for them to do it, but I was never notified that she was going to get done today and without me being present.”
CVESD schools are using rapid antigen tests which give results in 15 minutes. The program is voluntary, and the district said it only tests students whose parents have consented.
Testing will be scheduled every two weeks at the school, according to the district.
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Plastic shields around student desks have become a common feature in classrooms across San Diego County, but whether they improve COVID safety is still being debated, some say.
The desk barriers are one safety measure that experts and some school officials have backed away from in recent months, as experts have learned more about the virus and how it is most likely to transmit in schools.
Plexiglass barriers will not prevent the coronavirus from spreading because coronavirus travels mainly on aerosols in the air, which can travel around barriers, some authorities said.
One UC San Diego expert noted in a February advisory report to San Diego Unified that desk barriers are useful when students are less than six feet apart to prevent droplets from coughs or sneezes from traveling to other people. That does not matter much when students wear masks, which would stop droplets.
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