The statewide education department is coordinating efforts to provide students and staff at Massachusetts public schools four at-home COVID tests ahead of the holiday season.
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be providing four at-home COVID tests for each student and educator ahead of the holidays.
"Last year we asked districts to prepare for any potential COVID surge and asked them to purchase their own materials as need be," said Jeff Riley, state education commissioner, at a board meeting on Tuesday."With that said, Massachusetts' department of elementary and secondary education is able to support our districts during the Thanksgiving and winter breaks."
DESE spokesperson Jacqueline Reis said"testing is not mandatory, and this is an optional resource for interested districts." Riley offered few other details about how the distribution of self-tests would work or when school districts could expect to see the shipments arrive. A spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.DESE announced
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