Schools may be closed for the holidays. But testing continues.
at this drive-thru in the Canyon Middle School parking lot in Castro Valley Friday.
"The fact that Castro Valley is making the effort to make sure the kids are protected is great for me as a parent," said parent Latasha Jackson.announced last week he was sending six million at-home testing kits to all districts and charter schools in California."This was no small logistical feat. I know weather played a role in getting the tests here in a timely manner," says L.K.Monroe, Alameda County Superintendent of Schools.
"There is no mandate around testing," Thurmond said. "We want to continue the message of getting vaccines. Even as we focus on what is going to happen for most schools in the next few days and that is opening."Students who test positive should stay home have their family call their school as soon as possible.
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