DC Public Schools blasted for bringing back COVID-19 test requirements
Jeremiah Poff
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Students in D.C. Public Schools returning to school Monday from spring break must submit a negative COVID-19 test in order to attend classes, even as most school districts have dropped such requirements.
The public school district for the nation’s capitol reminded families Sunday that if their children wanted to attend school on Monday, they had to upload the results of a negative COVID-19 test. The district distributed test kits on April 13 to assist families with the process.
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Lewis Ferebee, the chancellor of the school district, tweeted a reminder of the testing requirement Sunday afternoon, saying the testing requirement was necessary to “ensure a safe return to school tomorrow.”
https://twitter.com/DCPSChancellor/status/1650210931585191936?s=20
D.C. Public Schools previously required students to submit negative tests at the conclusion of winter break, as well as the beginning of the school year. The school district maintains a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students but has delayed enforcement until next year amid widespread criticism.
While the school district said that the testing requirement was necessary to ensure student safety upon the resumption of classes, the policy was met with widespread derision online. Ferebee’s tweet was inundated with responses blasting the school district for still requiring students to test for COVID-19.
“DC public schools are requiring all students and staff to provide a negative covid test in order to return to school after spring break,” conservative radio host and sports commentator Clay Travis tweeted. “These people are bats*** insane. Covid broke whatever functional brains they had.”
Former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart responded with an emoji of a facepalm.
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https://twitter.com/MattLeinartQB/status/1650346264276635648?s=20
Several conservative commentators who weighed in expressed surprise to hear the requirement was not a joke, with many questioning why it was still required in 2023.