Framingham Public Schools strives to provide an educational and working environment free of bias or discrimination, where individuals of all backgrounds and experiences can flourish, are welcomed, included, encouraged, and successful.

We hope that this website and the resources we provide here will be helpful to everyone in our community during this challenging time.

1. Stay home
2. Email or call your healthcare provider, for evaluation and for on-site COVID testing
3. Email or call your school nurse, your school’s office manager, and your schools before/after-school coordinator (if applicable) to report your student’s absence.
4. Testing Options (When You Are Experiencing Symptoms):
   • Framingham COVID Testing Options
5. If Positive - please follow the detailed guidance from the MA Department of Public Health. 
   • Isolate per public health guidance for a minimum of 5 days. Students can return to school as long as they:
     • are fever-free without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours,
     • have significant improvement in symptoms, and
     • are able to wear a mask consistently through the 10th day
6. If Negative - Share test results with your school nurse and return to school / activities as long as you are fever-free without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours, and have had a significant improvement in symptoms.
7. If an alternative diagnosis is made, provide documentation to your school nurse and wait for clearance to return to school.
8. If no testing is done, stay home for 5 days in isolation and consistently wear a well-fitting mask for the following 5 days.
   • If your child cannot wear a mask consistently, they must follow a 10-day isolation.

(click the image above to view the COVID Data Dashboard)

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