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WQ.51/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION BY DEPUTY C.S. ALVES OF ST. HELIER
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 15th FEBRUARY 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 22nd FEBRUARY 2021
Question
Will the Minister state, in relation to the use of Lateral Flow Testing on students –
- what percentage of students are being tested;
- how often they are being tested;
- how many tests have seen a positive result;
- how many results have led to a subsequent P.C.R. test; and
- of any such P.C.R. tests, how many have seen a positive result?
Answer
For the first half of the Spring Term:
- In accordance with STAC advice students in years 11 – 13 in all schools and in years 11 – 15 at Highlands College are eligible for weekly LFD testing. 36% of the 2,796 students in these year groups were tested in the first half of the term, as the LFD testing programmes was piloted and rolled out throughout this period. From Monday 22nd February LFD testing will be available to all eligible students and staff on a weekly basis.
- Testing is offered weekly, on a day that suits the individual school timetable
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