{"id":1171180,"date":"2021-12-30T00:49:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T05:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1171180"},"modified":"2021-12-30T00:49:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T05:49:17","slug":"d-c-mayor-bowser-requires-negative-coronavirus-tests-for-public-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-bowser-requires-negative-coronavirus-tests-for-public-school-students\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. Mayor Bowser Requires Negative Coronavirus Tests for Public School Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fd-c-mayor-bowser-requires-negative-coronavirus-tests-for-public-school-students%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1171180&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mar22-21-wash-dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-ap-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) students cannot return to school after winter break unless they show proof of a negative coronavirus test.<\/p>\n<p>Although the school year begins on Monday, January 3, the District altered the school calendar so January 3 and 4 can serve as \u201cnon-instructional days for students to allow families and staff to pick up tests.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DC <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MayorBowser<\/a> to require <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcpublicschools?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dcpublicschools<\/a> students and staff to show proof of negative test result before returning to classes Jan 5. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbcwashington?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nbcwashington<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hoACkF0yIO\">pic.twitter.com\/hoACkF0yIO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SegravesNBC4\/status\/1476241097139625991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>D.C. is offering families free rapid antigen tests to comply with the requirement. Parents may pick up the tests beginning January 3 but must wait until January 4 to test their children. Tests given before January 4 will not be <a href=\"https:\/\/mayor.dc.gov\/release\/mayor-bowser-announces-all-dc-public-schools-students-and-staff-will-need-provide-proof\">accepted<\/a>, according to the mayor\u2019s&nbsp;office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true that we have asked our principals and teachers to do a lot. Please, families, don\u2019t also ask them to do what could have been done on Tuesday,\u201d Bowser&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2021\/12\/all-dcps-students-staff-need-to-show-proof-of-negative-covid-test-before-return-to-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re providing the tests. We\u2019re asking you to do the swabs, wait 15 minutes and upload the results with the proof the test [<em>sic<\/em>]. That\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said the District is&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2021\/12\/all-dcps-students-staff-need-to-show-proof-of-negative-covid-test-before-return-to-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepared<\/a>&nbsp;to turn away students who do not comply with the testing requirement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe health and safety of our community remain paramount as we prepare to welcome students and staff back to our schools,\u201d&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/mayor.dc.gov\/release\/mayor-bowser-announces-all-dc-public-schools-students-and-staff-will-need-provide-proof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Ferebee. \u201cAs we have throughout the COVID-19 health crisis, DCPS will continue to follow the guidance of public health authorities and utilize all resources available to maintain in-person learning opportunities for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All DCPS students and staff will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before returning to school on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qpgbU3jSyl\">pic.twitter.com\/qpgbU3jSyl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1476242897951469581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last week, the D.C. City Council&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMCHenderson\/status\/1473411592322695175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved<\/a>&nbsp;a coronavirus vaccine mandate for students.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser\u2019s decision arrived on the same day CDC Director Rochelle Walensky cast doubt on the effectiveness of PCR and antigen tests. Walensky&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/12\/29\/press-briefing-by-white-house-covid-19-response-team-and-public-health-officials-76\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted<\/a>&nbsp;that individuals \u201ccan remain PCR positive for up to 12 weeks after infection and long after they are transmissible and infectious.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LATEST: The newly updated CDC guidelines don&#8217;t require testing at the end of isolation because PCR tests can stay positive for up to 12 weeks, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GMA<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p6HUxeD4Go\">https:\/\/t.co\/p6HUxeD4Go<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TmVaF0eRcG\">pic.twitter.com\/TmVaF0eRcG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1476189028982702080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Walensky also&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/12\/29\/press-briefing-by-white-house-covid-19-response-team-and-public-health-officials-76\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cwe also don\u2019t know that antigen tests give a good indication of transmissibility\u201d during the first five days of infection.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor added that schools might transition to remote learning for a ten-day period in the event of a mid-semester coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) students cannot return to school after winter break unless they show proof of a negative coronavirus test. 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