Chicago Public Schools extends deadline for at-home COVID-19 tests after drop boxes overflow with kits; Teacher's union criticizes screening ‘chaos’
The district said it distributed test kits to 150,000 students at more than 300 schools in areas hit hard by coronavirus that also have low vaccination rates. Families were “strongly encouraged” to test students on Tuesday and drop the sample at their nearest FedEx drop box or library that day so results could be processed before students return from winter break next week.
At-home COVID-19 tests from CPS students pile up at a FedEx drop-off box in the West Elsdon neighborhood Tuesday. CPS extended the return deadline to Thursday and expanded drop-off sites. The union continues to call for a metric that would cause an individual school and the entire district to transition to remote learning. CPS reported its highest weekly new case count — 603 students and 373 adults — as it headed into winter break.
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