From
The Chancellor:
The
The Chancellor is Leaving March 2021
PARENT WORKSHOP 
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5th COVID-19 blended learning student/staff case at PS161Q as of 2/8/21
Please click on the link below to read the letters from Mrs. Hoder
DOE RTS - 14 Day Bldg Closure Due to Multiple Confirmed Cases.docx
DOE RTS - Notice of Building Closure Extension for Addl 24 Hours.docx
Things to know about COVID
What if . . .
updated as of 2/23/21
Click Things to know about COVID-updated 2-23-21.docx to download the document
my child gets tested for COVID in the building?
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Most test results will be available within 48-72 hours after a test.
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Test results will ONLY be made available to patients or their parent/guardian.
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Depending on the lab that performed your test, you will receive either a phone call, text or email.
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Check to see what lab performed your test on this spreadsheet.
You will be contacted by telephone or email with your child’s test results at the phone number
or email address provided. The majority of test results will come back in about 48 hours.
If your child tested positive for COVID-19:
• Someone from BioReference Laboratories will call you, if you provided a telephone number,
between the hours of 7AM-8PM.
• You will also receive a call from the NYC Test & Trace Corps, who will offer resources and
recommendations. They can guide you on next steps, including what you may need to be able
to keep your child at home.
If your child tested negative for COVID-19:
• You will receive an email with your child’s results if you provided one.
If you do not receive your child’s results report after 3 days, please contact BioReference
Laboratories at patientportal@bioreference.com with your child’s name, date of birth, and the date the
test took place, and reference the “NYC Schools COVID-19 Testing Program.”
The privacy of our students and staff is a top priority, and all information relating to COVID-19 testing
and your child is strictly confidential.
If you have any other questions, please visit www.schools.nyc.gov/covidtesting or call 311. Thank you
for participating
Contact the school as soon as possible.
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I think my child has COVID?
There are a wide range of symptoms such as:
- fever/chills
- cough
- difficulty breathing
- new loss of taste or smell.
Some people have no symptoms at all.
Severe case symptoms may include
- fever lasting several days
- red or pink eyes
- swollen hands and feet
- rash
- diarrhea
- vomiting
- abdominal pain
- red cracked lips, or red bumpy tongue that looks like a strawberry
Talk to your child’s medical provider if your child develops symptoms that could be from COVID-19. If your child does not have a medical provider, call 311.
PLEASE NOTE:
If a child is showing symptoms, the infectious period generally begins two days before symptoms start and continues for ten days from when symptoms begin.
If a child has no symptoms (asymptomatic), the infectious period is estimated to begin two days before COVID-19 testing to ten days after testing.
If a child showed symptoms but tested negative for COVID-19, they can return to school only after:
- Being fever free 24 hours without the use of medication AND
- Overall symptoms are improving
If a child did not get tested for COVID-19 but showed symptoms, they can return to school only after:
- At least 10 days have passed since symptoms started AND
- They have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication AND
- Overall symptoms are improving
Contact the school as soon as possible.
my child was in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID?
Was your child 6 feet away, wearing a mask and with the person for less than 10 minutes? If so, he/she was not in close contact.
Was your child 6 feet away, wearing a mask and with the person who has COVID for more than 10 minutes? If so, he/she needs was in close contact.
If your child was in close contact with a person who tested positive, then he/she must quarantine for 10 days following the date of possible exposure.
Get tested. Testing is free at many sites and available regardless of immigration or insurance status. For information about testing, contact your child’s medical provider, call 311 or visit nyc.gov/covidtest.
Even if your child receives a negative test result, your child still must stay home for 10 days for monitoring and to ensure illness does not develop. However, if your child had the COVID vaccine and they have been vaccinated with 90 days of exposure, they do not have to quarantine.
Contact the school as soon as possible.
my child tested positive?
Any student who has tested positive for COVID-19 can return to school only after:
- Isolating for 10 days
AND
- Being fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication
AND
- Is experiencing overall improvement in symptoms
PLEASE NOTE:
One may continue to receive a positive COVID-19 test result for up to three months even though they are no longer infectious.
Contact the school as soon as possible.
my child travels out of NY State or the US?
If a child travels out of NY State for more than 24 hours, they must quarantine for 14 days upon his/her return to NY.
In order to opt out of the 14 day quarantine and return to the building sooner, you may do the following:
- The child must get a COVID test within 3 days before he/she departs NY.
- When the child returns home, he/she must quarantine for 3 days.
- On the 4th day of quarantine, the child must test for COVID.
If both tests are negative, then the child may return to the school building.
The test results must be submitted to the school before entering the building
However, if your child had the COVID vaccine and they have been vaccinated with 90 days of travel, they do not have to quarantine.
If you need information where COVID-19 testing is being conducted,
click this link NYC Covid-19 Portal
Contact Us
Jill Hoder, Principal
Patricia Hanley, Assistant Principal
Address: 101-33 124th Street , Richmond Hill, New York 11419
Telephone: 718-441-5493. Fax: 718-441-6202. email:28Q161@schools.nyc.gov
Kathy Knowles, Parent Coordinator
(347)933-9861
