- Ashland Public Schools
- COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19 Testing
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We strongly encourage all students and staff to get tested if they have symptoms, regardless of vaccination status. Symptoms may include a new onset cough, scratchy throat, sneezing, runny nose or congestion, muscle aches, tiredness, fever, or a new loss of taste or smell.
If a student or employee develops any symptoms, they should stay home from school and get tested for COVID-19.
Low or no-cost COVID-19 tests may be available at the following locations.
- at pharmacies or clinics across the Commonwealth. Find an appointment-only or a walk-in location at mass.gov/GetTested.
- online or in pharmacies and retail stores. If you have health insurance through an employer or Marketplace, your insurance may reimburse you for at-home tests you purchase. Visit covid.gov/tests for the latest information.
- through your healthcare provider. Contact your primary care physician or healthcare provider for testing options.
- at each school's main office. Free test kits may be available throughout the school year.
- in the Board of Health Office located on the 2nd floor of Town Hall. Free test kits may be available during Town Hall hours.
Please contact the provider or location to verify test kit availability and pricing information.
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What should students or employees who test positive do?
Children and staff who test positive must isolate for at least five full days. To count days for isolation, Day 0 is the first day of symptoms or the day the positive test was taken, whichever is earlier.
If individuals do not have symptoms or symptoms are resolving, and they have been fever free without the use of fever-reducing medicine for 24 hours, they may return to school on Day 6 and must wear a high-quality mask through Day 10.
Please notify the school nurse of a positive test result.
Retesting is not required to return to school.