SAINT RAPHAEL SCHOOL

Saint Raphael School

COVID-19 Testing Plan

Saint Raphael School follows guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Marin County Public Health around COVID-19 testing. Rapid Antigen Testing remains a key mitigation strategy to detect and curb transmission of COVID-19 in school settings. Keeping students and staff safe and in school remains the top priority.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco is the Lead Educational Agency (LEA) for Saint Raphael School. All students and staff are provided free Rapid Antigen Over the Counter (OTC) tests through the support and collaboration of the California Department of Public Health’s K-12 Schools Team and Testing Task Force and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Staff and students are provided testing guidance and expectations by school site administrators, based on ongoing and updated guidance from the CDPH and Marin Public Health. Each school site has two Public Health Liaisons who attend bi-monthly meetings with the Marin Public Health Schools Team. Updates on all mitigation strategies including testing are discussed in these meetings. Test kits are available upon request in the school office.