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Staying Safe While Returning Back-to-School

To help ensure a safe return to school, we are strongly encouraging that all students undergo testing for COVID-19 before returning back to school and a few days later during the first week back. Knowing early on if if someone has COVID-19 not only allows earlier access to possible treatment options but it also allows earlier notification for people who may have been exposed. Testing is just one tool that we can employ to help keep everyone safe. Additional information on testing resources can be found in the COVID-19 Testing section. 

If your child tests POSITIVE for COVID-19, please have them follow the instructions for Students with COVID-19  and let your child’s school know about the positive test result. 

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COVID-19 Antigen Test FDA-Extended Expiration Dates

Most at-home tests can be safely used past the printed expiration date located on the box. Check the FDA’s At-Home COVID-19 Test page to see if the expiration date of your test kit has been extended. Note, the expiration date on the box is printed as year- month - day. For example, 2022 11 20 means November 20, 2022.

You can also refer to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's website for any other information regarding testing for COVID-19.