Mr. Dugan sent out emails this past week regarding the Macoupin County Health Department's vaccination clinic on Monday, December 6th from 3:00-4:00 and the saliva-based Covid screenings with Shield Illinois that will begin on Wednesday, December 8th. I have highlighted important information from those notifications below. If you have any additional questions or concerns after reviewing the information below, please email me at
sronen@bhcusd.org.
SHIELD ILLINOIS SALIVIA-BASED SCREENINGS FOR COVID:
Earlier this year, parents were asked if they would like to "opt in" their child/ren to participate in a proactive saliva-based screening test with Shield Illinois. Due to the overwhelming demand for their services, they have been extremely slow in entering new schools. I am pleased to announce that our first weekly Shield test will begin next Wednesday, December 8 beginning at 8:30 AM at Wolf Ridge and immediately after that at BHHS. We currently have about 169 students and a number of staff participating in this weekly test.
Since this has been awhile since we collected those forms, if you turned one in for your child, please remind them that they will begin this testing next Wednesday. If you are interested in "opting in" to this additional testing, which will also help us maintain extracurriculars and in-person learning even during outbreaks, please return the consent form to your child's school.
If you cannot recall if you signed your child up, please contact your child's school to verify. The office also has additional printed forms that can be sent home with your child if you request one. Below is a picture of the information that was included on the consent forms.
