Framingham Schools Reports 173rd COVID Case in 2020-21

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FRAMINGHAM – Framingham Public Schools reported a new COVID case at Hemenway Elementary School yesterday, May 17.

With the latest update on the dashboard, the district has had a total of 173 cases this 2020-21 academic school year.

The district does not list if cases are teachers, staff, or students in the dashboard, or when the district sends emails to staff or families.

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Framingham High School leads the district with 43 cases.

Fuller Middle, along with McCarthy Elementary School, both on Flagg Drive, each have 13 cases this school year.

Hemenway now has 7 cases this school year.

Unless a family chose to stay remote, all students K-12 are full-time in-person learning.

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The district conducts PCR testing for staff.

The District said 99% of teachers are in-person full-time.

Students are being testing via pooled testing.

Superintendent of Schools Bob Tremblay announced April 28, the participating rate in the free COVID-19 pooled testing, has increased to 70% at the elementary level.

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Tremblay told the School Committee district-wide the rate is about 60%, as the participation rate in the secondary levels (middle and high) is only at about 50%.

Participation is voluntary in the program.

Only students who are part of the in-person or hybrid learning can participate in the pooled testing. Remote students do not participate in pooled testing.

In mid-March, only 46% of students were participating in the district’s pooled testing program to identify COVID-19 cases.

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