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HCPSS Students, Staff No Longer Need To Conduct COVID-19 Testing, Offer Vaccination Proof
HCPSS students, staff, visitors and volunteers no longer must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination; staff and students don't need to test.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Not only are students and student-athletes with the Howard County Public School System no longer required to show proof of vaccination or undergo COVID-19 testing any longer, HCPSS employees also no longer are required to provide proof of full vaccination or undergo regular weekly COVID-19 testing.
Contracted staff who work for before- and after-care and other service providers, such as bus drivers, no longer are required to implement a vaccine or testing requirement for employees, either. Visitors and volunteers no longer are required to provide proof of vaccination when entering a school building, too.
MAKO Medical will continue to provide weekly testing opportunities for the following asymptomatic groups:
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- HCPSS staff
- HCPSS contractors
- HCPSS student interns
School staff and students who develop symptoms during the school day are able to receive a rapid test in the school health room.
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