Following the guidance of our medical advisors and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles Unified will continue to implement a “response testing” protocol for the 2024-25 school year and summer school programs. 

Symptomatic individuals will be sent home away from others and recommended to test immediately using a rapid antigen test kit. Positive test results should be uploaded to Daily Pass at dailypass.lausd.org. Individuals who test negative, but continue having COVID-19 symptoms should stay home away from others and may return to school or work if fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medications and symptoms are improving.

Yes. Test results must be valid and submitted as soon as possible after the test date; employees and families may upload test results at dailypass.lausd.org.

Indoor masking is recommended. Masking requirements are subject to change with updated guidance from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

The potential infectious period is 2 days before the date of symptom onset or the first positive test date (if no symptoms) through Day 10. Day 0 is the symptom onset date or first positive test date.

If a student or employee tests positive, the following instructions will be given:

Test results may be uploaded to the Daily Pass.

If a student or employee has symptoms of COVID-19, stay home and away from others. They may return to school or work if there is no fever for 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication. Symptoms such as cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, difficulty breathing, and body aches should also improve before going back to a school site. Early return is allowed before Day 10, provided they wear a well-fitting mask through Day 10 from the date of a positive test or onset of symptoms. Symptomatic individuals who are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should consult with their healthcare provider.

If a student or staff who tested positive is asymptomatic, they may remain on campus as long as they wear a well-fitting mask around others for 10 days. Day 0 is the day the first positive test is collected. If symptoms develop, stay home, and the new Day 0 is the first day of symptom onset.

It is recommended that positive individuals test negative before returning to school or work.

If symptoms return or worsen, stay home, retest with an antigen test, and consult with a healthcare provider.

Please refer to LACDPH COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) Guidelines.

It is strongly recommended that employees and students test negative before return to school or work and they are fever-free for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medication and either symptoms are mild and improving or symptoms have resolved. A well-fitting, high-quality mask is required through Day 10.

A close contact is defined as being within 6 feet of the infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period while that person is potentially infectious.

If you are identified as a close contact, you should monitor your health for 10 days from the last date of exposure to the positive individual. Testing is recommended within 3–5 days. Masking for close contact is recommended. If symptoms develop, stay home, away from other,s and test immediately.

If LACDPH determines that there is an outbreak, the school principal and the Compliance Task Force will follow specific protocols to inform the school community. The principal will communicate all necessary information to the school community, in accordance with LA County Department of Public Health guidelines. To see positive cases at a school site, the Report Card can be accessed here: https://achieve.lausd.net/covidreportcard

Rapid antigen tests are available at all schools and worksites.

If you receive a positive result on an at-home test, you may upload a photo of the test result to the Daily Pass with your full legal name, date of birth, and test date, handwritten on the test or a separate piece of paper next to the test. The Health Emergency Response and Support Branch (HERSB) team will review this test and approve or deny it within 24-48 hours. Positive individuals should follow COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) Guidelines.

Many COVID-19 tests have extended expiration dates, so you may be able to use your COVID-19 tests after the expiration date that is printed on the box. To find out if your test has an extended expiration date, check the list of extended expiration dates.

No. A test result is personal health information and is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and an individual does not have to disclose test results.

Yes, please contact the Help Desk at 213-443-1300 and press 2 for Spanish.

The Daily Pass is an online tool that allows students, parents, and employees to upload COVID-19 test results.