The English School District is clarifying information released last week regarding the availability of rapid test kits through the K-12 system.
By now, most students should have come home with 10 free rapid test kits for use at home.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald had indicated that the kits can be shared with family and friends, and that there is no limit to the number of kits available to students if they run out.
The province received 3 million rapid test kits for distribution through schools, post-secondary institutions, health care facilities and ambulance services.
The English School District says there is no unlimited supply of rapid test kits in schools at this time. In a release issued today to parents, the school district says ten kits were recently provided to each student and a further ten per student will be provided through the schools in the near future.
If a student or their family members do not need the rapid test kits that they are provided, they are welcome to distribute them to family, friends and neighbours as they see fit.
Parents can contact the school to request replacement kits for students in their households as needed.