HCSD COVID-19 Update
February 2, 2022

As a result of the Harrison Central School District’s advocacy, New York State and Westchester County provided COVID tests to support Test to Stay and Weekly PCR Testing programs.  

The District has received enough free test kits to support these programs and to provide one (1) free rapid antigen test kit (there are two rapid tests in each kit) for every student attending Harrison schools.  Given the scarcity of COVID-19 tests, this could be a helpful resource for families, especially with the coming February break.  

Since these tests are performed at home, the results cannot be used to clear your child to return to school or exempt them from quarantine, but they can be used to help your family stay safe and provide you with timely information if your child becomes symptomatic.  Consult with your pediatrician if your child becomes symptomatic or has a positive test result at home.

Parents with more than one school-age child in the District can pick up their free rapid antigen test kits for their children at ANY of the school locations listed below.  To help the District plan for the test kit distribution, please complete this Rapid Antigen Test Kit Request Form.

Harrison High School

• Tuesday, 2/8/22, 9:00 AM -1:30 PM, Main Lobby Entrance

• Wednesday, 2/9/22, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Main Lobby Entrance

• Thursday, 2/10/22, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Main Lobby Entrance

Louis M. Klein Middle School

• Tuesday, 2/8/22, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM, Lobby Front Desk

• Wednesday, 2/9/22, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM, Lobby Front Desk

• Thursday, 2/10/22, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Lobby Front Desk

Harrison Avenue Elementary School

• Tuesday, 2/8/22, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Main Entrance Lobby

• Wednesday, 2/9/21, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Mathews Street Entrance

Parsons Memorial Elementary School

• Tuesday, 2/8/22, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Broadway Circle

Purchase Elementary School

• Tuesday, 2/8/22, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Main Entrance

• Wednesday, 2/9/22, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM, Main Entrance

• Thursday, 2/10/22, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Main Entrance

Samuel J. Preston Elementary School

• Thursday, 2/10/22, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, Taylor Avenue Stairway Entrance

• Friday, 2/11/22, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 3:00 - 6:00 PM, Taylor Avenue Stairway Entrance

Through our testing partnership with Mount Sinai Hospital, the District conducted 704 PCR saliva tests for faculty, staff and students whose parents provided consent, which is a 1.8% positivity rate.  The weekly testing results appear below.

COVID-19 Testing 1/21/22	Positive Students	Positive Faculty/Staff
Harrison High School	1	2
Louis M. Klein Middle School	3	0
Harrison Ave Elem School	4	0
Parsons Memorial Elem School	1	0
Purchase Elem School	1	0
Samuel J. Preston Elem School	3	0
District Office	0	1
TOTAL	13	3

The District will continue to provide COVID-19 testing to students, faculty and staff as one of several mitigation strategies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and keep schools open for in-person learning.

Updated COVID-19 data can be found on the NYS COVID-19 Report Card, including lab-confirmed positive cases for students, faculty and staff in each school.  To access this information:

1. Go to NYS COVID-19 Report Card
2. Click on "Public Schools"
3. Type in "Harrison"
4. Click on the links for each school

Related Information:

• COVID-19 Positivity Data for Westchester County

When individuals are vaccinated against COVID-19, they help to reduce the risk of transmission in school and avoid having to quarantine following exposure to a positive person.   Since all students are now eligible for the vaccine,  the District is renewing the request for parents to voluntarily provide proof of their child's vaccination by completing this HIPAA-protected COVID-19 Vaccination Survey.