The Virgin Islands Department of Health tested 2,360 Department of Education students on the first day of student mass testing on Jan. 22, and 39 students in the Department of Education’s two school districts tested positive for COVID-19.
“These test results are important and provide us a baseline to know the health of our student population returning to our campuses beginning January 24,” Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin said. “We are extremely pleased with today’s turnout and thank parents for their support. We are grateful that our positive cases are manageable and wish the affected students a speedy recovery.”
Drive-through and walk-up testing were conducted at five sites across the territory, and students received a sweet treat while they waited to be tested. On St. Thomas, 258 students were tested at the Joseph A. Gomez Field and 900 at the Old Cinema One Parking Lot; on St. Croix, 507 students were tested at the Charles Harwood parking lot and 445 were tested at the St. Croix Educational Complex High School parking lot; on St. John, 250 students were tested at the Port Authority Gravel Lot.
Department of Education volunteers were stationed at each testing site as part of the department’s “Team Up for Testing Weekend” activity. Employee volunteers will be positioned at the sites for the duration of the testing period as well as at bus stops to assist students and parents when schools reopen next week.
COVID-19 Student Testing Schedule
The testing schedule below will be conducted by the Virgin Islands Department of Health and is free of charge. Drive-thru and walk-up testing is available. Parents who wish to test their children at a private provider may do so at their own expense. Please note: Testing at a private provider should take place no more than 48 hours before the date the student is scheduled to return to in-person learning (see updated schedule for in-person learning further below).
PRE-REGISTER FOR COVID-19 STUDENT TESTING HERE
DOWNLOAD & SUBMIT THE COVID-19 TESTING PARENTAL CONSENT FORM HERE
DESCARGUE LA TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL AQUÍ
St. Thomas-St. John District
Sunday, January 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Joseph A. Gomez Field
Yvonne Milliner-Bowsky Elementary – Pre-K through 5th grades
BCB Middle School – 6th and 7th grades
Old Cinema One Parking Lot
Addelita Cancryn – 4th through 6th grades
Lockhart Elementary – K through 3rd grades
Monday, January 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Joseph A. Gomez Field
BCB Middle School – 8th grade
Edith Williams Alternative Academy – 9th grade
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School – 9th and 10th grades
Old Cinema One Parking Lot
Addelita Cancryn – 8th grade
Charlotte Amalie High School – 9th and 10th grades
Tuesday, January 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Joseph A. Gomez Field
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School – 11th and 12th grades
Old Cinema One Parking Lot
Charlotte Amalie High School – 11th and 12th grades
Wednesday, January 26, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Old Cinema One Parking Lot
Raphael O. Wheatley Skills Center
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St. Thomas-St. John Return to In-Person Learning
Pending a negative COVID-19 test result, students will return to in-person learning at their respective schools based on the following staggered schedule. Students who test positive for COVID-19 should not return to in-person learning until cleared by the Department of Health (see Student COVID-19 Policy HERE).
Monday, January 24
All students in grades Pre-K through 3rd attending the following schools:
Joseph A. Gomez Elementary
Yvonne Milliner-Bowsky Elementary
Ulla F. Muller Elementary
Jane E. Tuitt Elementary
Lockhart Elementary
Julius E. Sprauve School
Joseph Sibilly Elementary
All students in 7th grade attending the following schools:
BCB Middle School
Addelita Cancryn
Julius E. Sprauve School
Tuesday, January 25
Charlotte Amalie High School 9th and 10th grade students
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School 9th and 10th grade students
Wednesday, January 26
All students in grades 4th through 6th attending the following schools:
Joseph A. Gomez Elementary
Yvonne Milliner-Bowsky Elementary
Ulla F. Muller Elementary
Jane E. Tuitt Elementary
Lockhart Elementary
Julius E. Sprauve School
Joseph Sibilly Elementary
Addelita Cancryn
BCB Middle School
Thursday, January 27
Charlotte Amalie High School 11th and 12th grade students
Ivanna Eudora Kean 11th and 12th grade students
Edith Williams Alternative Academy
Raphael O. Wheatley Skills Center
All students in 8th grade attending the following schools:
Julius E. Sprauve School
Addelita Cancryn
BCB Middle School
COVID-19 Student Testing Schedule
The below testing schedule will be conducted by the Virgin Islands Department of Health and is free of charge. Drive-thru and walk-up testing is available. Parents who wish to test their children at a private provider may do so at their own expense. Please note: Testing at a private provider should take place no more than 48 hours before the date the student is scheduled to return to in-person learning (see updated schedule for in-person learning further below).
PRE-REGISTER FOR COVID-19 STUDENT TESTING HERE (same as above)
DOWNLOAD & SUBMIT THE COVID-19 TESTING PARENTAL CONSENT FORM HERE (same as above)
DESCARGUE LA TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL AQUÍ (same as above)
St. Croix District
Sunday, January 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Charles Harwood parking lot
Alfredo Andrews Elementary – Pre-K through 3rd grades
Central High School – 9th and 10th grades
St. Croix Educational Complex Parking Lot
Eulalie R. Rivera – K-3rd grades
St. Croix Educational Complex High School – 9th and 10th grades
Monday, January 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Canegata Ballpark
Pearl B. Larsen – 4th through 8th grades
Juanita Gardine – 4th through 8th grades
Lew Muckle Elementary – 4th through 6th grades
Ricardo Richards Elementary – 4th through 6th grades
St. Croix Educational Complex parking lot
Alfredo Andrews Elementary – 4th through 6th grades
Eulalie R. Rivera – 4th through 6th grades
Claude O. Markoe Elementary – 4th through 6th grades
Tuesday, January 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Canegata Ballpark
John H. Woodson Jr. High – 8th grade
Central High School – 11th and 12th grades
St. Croix Educational Complex parking lot
St. Croix Educational Complex High School – 11th and 12th grades
Eulalie R. Rivera – 7th and 8th grades
Adult Education
Notice: A testing date, time and location will be announced for Alternative Education students.
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St. Croix Return to In-Person Learning
Pending a negative COVID-19 test result, students will return to in-person learning at their respective schools based on the following staggered schedule. Students who test positive for COVID-19 should not return to in-person learning until cleared by the Department of Health (see Student COVID-19 Policy HERE –same as above)
Monday, January 24
All students in grades Pre-K through 3rd attending the following schools:
Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8, Juanita Gardine K-8, Eulalie R. Rivera K-8, Lew Muckle Elementary, Ricardo Richards Elementary, Claude O. Markoe Elementary or Alfredo Andrews Elementary
John H. Woodson 7th grade students
St. Croix Central High School 9th and 10th grade students
St. Croix Educational Complex High School 9th and 10th grade students
Wednesday, January 26
All students in grades 4th through 8th attending the following schools:
Pearl B. Larsen Pre-K through 8
Juanita Gardine K-8
Eulalie R. Rivera K-8
Lew Muckle Elementary
Claude O. Markoe Elementary
Alfredo Andrews Elementary
Ricardo Richards Elementary
Thursday, January 27
John H. Woodson 8th grade students
St. Croix Central High School 11th and 12th grade students
St. Croix Educational Complex High School 11th and 12th grade students
Notice: Students attending St. Croix Career and Technical Education Center will return to the campus with their grade-level cohort
