Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District
Here’s What You Need to Know
My child tested positive for COVID-19, what should I do?
Your child must quarantine for 10 days and may return to school symptom free on Day 11.
Contact your site administrator immediately with the following information:
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Date your child tested positive
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Last date your child was in school
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Any symptoms, and when symptoms began
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Any siblings at the same school
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Any extracurricular activities such as athletics, cotillion, and Kids’ Corner
If my child is a close contact, does my child need to quarantine? The answer depends on whether your child is vaccinated, and was masked during exposure.
Vaccinated student exposure, MASKED or UNMASKED
Asymptomatic vaccinated childr
Unvaccinated MASKED exposure (modified quarantine):
Your student and the positive case were masked during the entire exposure period. Children on this modif
Follow the timeline below if remaining asymptomatic:
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Day 0: The last date of contact with positive case.
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Day 1 or Day 2: Take a rapid antigen test at a District testing site or through your medical provider.
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Day 5 or Day 6: Take a rapid antigen test at a District testing site or through your medical provider. A negative result on Day 5/6 will allow your child to end modified quarantine on Day 7: Present the site administrator and/or Health Clerk of your test result from Day 5/6.
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Day 14: Monitoring for symptoms ends today.
Unvaccinated UNMASKED exposure (full quarantine):
Your student and case were not masked during the entire exposure period.
Follow the timeline below if remaining asymptomatic
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Day 0: The last date of contact with exposure or positive case.
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Day 1: First full day of quarantine.
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Day 3 - 5: OPTIONAL rapid antigen test at a District testing site or through your medical provider.
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Day 6: Rapid antigen test at a District testing site or through your medical provider. Child may return to school symptom free on Day 8 with a negative test result from Day 6.
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Present site administrator and/or Health Clerk of your child’s test result from Day 6.
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Day 8: Your child may return to school if remaining asymptomatic.
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Day 14: Monitoring for symptoms ends today.
My child is an unvaccinated MASKED and/or UNMASKED close contact, but I don’t want my child to take a rapid antigen test. How long should my child quarantine?
Your child must quarantine for 10 days.
Follow the timeline below
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Day 0: The last date of contact with positive case.
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Day 1: First full day of quarantine.
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Day 11: Your child may return to school today if remaining symptom free.
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Day 14: Monitoring for symptoms ends today.
My child tested positive for COVID-19 within the past three months and recovered. Does my child need to quarantine if exposed?
Your child does not need to quarantine or test for 90 days from when COVID-19 symptoms first appeared or from the first positive viral test. However, your exposed child must monitor for symptoms for 14 days from the last contact with the infected person. You will need to provide your site administrator with
Where can my child test?
Your child may test at Peninsula High School, Palos Verdes High School, and Miraleste Intermediate.
Additional local testing locations may be found here.
For additional testing locations throughout Los Angeles County, please click here.
Do I need to register my child for testing before I go to one of the school sites?
Yes, please register your child before you go to the testing site. You can register here or scan the
QR Code below.
Do I need to register my child for each testing site?
No! You are only required to register once and may go to any of the three testing locations.
Who can test at the District testing sites?
PVPUSD students and staff only.
What are the hours at the District testing sites?
Testing is offered Monday – Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Last test at 4:45 p.m. for results by 5:00 p.m.
I have additional questions, who can I contact?
Contact the COVID Task Team by email: covidtaskteam@pvpusd.