Amarillo ISD will be offering access to testing for COVID-19 to enhance quick identification and treatment of the virus to help mitigate the spread.
The District is establishing its own COVID testing site to serve its students and staff via drive-through testing outside the Rod Schroder Education Support Center, with the date of opening to be announced.
No referral will be required. If a child has any symptom, they can be driven through and be tested. Parents must accompany the student and will be required to complete a consent form. Those being tested will remain in their vehicle.
The tests involve a minimally invasive nasal swab that are reported to be 97 percent accurate. The rapid test results are returned within about 15 minutes and will be emailed or texted to the parent or employee in about an hour.