Schools
D-205 To Test Students For Coronavirus
Program is for sixth through 12th graders. Each test costs $11.
ELMHURST, IL — For months, the Elmhurst school board has talked about testing students for the coronavirus. On Tuesday, it voted unanimously for a program.
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Elmhurst School District 205 is entering a contract with SafeGuard to provide sixth through 12th graders with weekly saliva screening. It is set to start in early March.
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The district is expected to spend up to $660,000 on the contract, which will be covered by an outside grant, according to a memo from Superintendent Dave Moyer.
The surveillance process was adopted by Ed Campbell, a molecular virologist at Loyola University Chicago. He is a school board member for La Grange School District 102, which has done testing for months and has been open to students all along.
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District 205's testing is set to continue through the end of the school year. The cost is $11 per test.
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