Returning to School Buildings

RETURNING TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Thursday, February 25, 2021

COVID-19 TESTING for students and staff

The NYC DOE will provide testing for COVID-19 in every public school. Twenty percent (20%) of students and staff who are in-person each week will be tested.

You must provide consent for the random in-school testing from your New York City Schools Account or a hard-copy of the consent form. Consent must be on file before returning to the school building.

If you do not consent, your student will be changed to 100% remote learning.

For more information, please visit the DOE's COVID-19 Testing for Students and Staff page.

health screenings

The Department of Education is mandating health screenings for every person entering the school building. All students and DOE employees must complete a health screening every day before they enter the school building.

Complete it online at healthscreening.schools.nyc. You will get a confirmation that it has been completed. Your child must show the confirmation before entering the building.

Paper forms will also be available to students while they wait to enter the building and can be completed before entering.

IMMUNIZATIONS
Please ensure that your children have all their required immunizations. We check immunization records a d may potentially have to exclude students whose immunizations are not up-to-date. You can e-mail a copy of your child's immunization records to Patricia Huggins, school secretary.

MS54 Booker T. Washington
103 West 107th Street
New York, NY 10025
Phone (212) 678-2861

MS54 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the district’s activities and programs. MS54 also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.