New school guidance from the Ontario government says that only certain students and teachers who show symptoms of COVID-19 will have access to PCR tests when schools reopen to in-person learning next week. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
The Ministry of Health document says take-home PCR self-collection kits will only be provided to elementary and secondary students as well as education staff who become symptomatic while at school. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
The test kits will only be given to students or staff who have fever or chills, a cough, shortness of breath or a loss of taste or smell, or two or more of the less common symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat or muscle aches. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
The ministry says PCR kits will not be provided to entire cohorts or school populations. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
Students and staff waiting for the result of a COVID-19 test, or who cannot access a test, must isolate at home regardless of vaccination status, along with others in their household, the document says. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/…
Due to widespread transmission and the inability to test all those symptomatic, schools will not be routinely notifying students if they are exposed to COVID, or if a someone is absent due to symptoms associated with COVID, the government says. thestar.com/news/gta/2022/… 
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