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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.
If your child(ren) are sick and showing COVID-like symptoms, take these steps:
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- Stay home
- Email or call your healthcare provider, for evaluation and for on-site COVID testing
- 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.
- Testing Options (When You Are Experiencing Symptoms):
- Framingham COVID Testing Options
- 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
- Isolate per public health guidance for a minimum of 5 days. Students can return to school as long as they:
- 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.
- If an alternative diagnosis is made, provide documentation to your school nurse and wait for clearance to return to school.
- 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.
FPS COVID Data Dashboard
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(click the image above to view the COVID Data Dashboard)
The Framingham Public Schools COVID Dashboard contains data that reflects the number of positive COVID cases for staff and students physically present in Framingham Public School buildings. Staff may visit multiple buildings as part of their employment, so multiple locations may be listed. The date listed is the date the positive case was reported to FPS.
District News
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Resources and Response to Shooting in Buffalo
5/16/22: See article links enclosed and know that our student support teams are available to provide counseling and support to students.
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K-5 School Library Newsletter
5/13/22: The FPS School Library Team is putting the final touches on the 2022 Summer Reading Lists!
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Transportation Sign-up Reminder
5/16/22: The deadline to complete the transportation sign-up form is June 13th.
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Community Catch-up Clinics
5/12/22: These Community Catch-up Clinics are made possible by the Framingham Department of Public Health and Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center.
Contact us
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Questions?
Please contact our COVID Call Center:BY PHONE: 508-782-6633
Press 1 or 2 for English
Presione 1 para Español
Pressione 2 para PortuguêsBY EMAIL: covid@framingham.k12.ma.us
Recent COVID-Related Updates
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COVID Update (January 14, 2022)
COVID Q&A (Last Updated December 23, 2021)
Surge Update (December 8, 2021)