Public Announcements

The California Department of Public Health has released updated COVID-19 isolation guidelines. The new recommendation for students is to stay home if they have tested positive or have been diagnosed with COVID-19 until they have NOT had a fever for 24 hours without using fever reducing medication AND other COVID-19 symptoms​ are mild and improving.​

Follow these safety steps from San Francisco Bay Area health officers to protect yourself and your family during the holidays.

There have been no updates to SFUSD's COVID-19 protocols since Feb. 28, when San Francisco’s COVID-19 public health emergency declaration and Health Officer Order No. C19-07y, “Safer Return Together,” along with additional health orders, ended in alignment with the end of California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency.

The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) has updated their isolation and quarantine directive to bring the city’s guidance into alignment with what has been shared by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). 

Follow these safety tips from the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

COLOR self-swab test kits will continue to be available through March 2023. These are not rapid test kits, but RT-LAMP test kits that require submitting a swab sample to be tested in a clinical lab.

A brief update on COVID reporting, protocols, and COLOR Testing

Everyone age 5 and up should get the updated COVID-19 booster at least 2 months after any COVID-19 vaccine or booster dose.

Trick or treat safely this Halloween by following these tips.

Join a discussion on September 15 with school staff, students, parents, and health and education experts about COVID-19.

Learn more about what has and hasn't changed about our practices and policies around COVID-19 for the 2022-23 school year.

Beginning August 8, molecular take-home test kits will be available at all SFUSD schools and central sites for SFUSD students and staff.

Get tested for COVID-19 at a number of SFDPH community testing locations.

Get vaccinated to prepare for travel and your other summer plans! $100 for any dose received (5-17 year olds) while supplies last at Balboa High School and Bret Harte Elementary School. No appointment required.

Children age 6 months to 4 years old can now get vaccinated in San Francisco.

Beginning Friday, June 3rd, PCR unmonitored testing will be available only at SFUSD summer programs and two central drop off locations (555 Franklin and 834 Toland). Testing is available to students and staff that are in SFUSD summer programs.

The Center for Disease Control has expanded its approval of COVID-19 boosters, so now all children ages 5 and up can get boosted. Vaccinations and boosters are still the best defense against severe outcomes of COVID-19. 

Learn how students can use their second SFUSD at-home COVID-19 test kit.

Get vaccinated before the end of the school year! $100 for any dose received (5-17 year olds) while supplies last. No appointment required. Locations: Bret Harte, Starr King, and Bessie Carmichael Elementary Schools.

Every home in the U.S. can order a third batch of free antigen COVID-19 tests from the federal government.

Learn how you can prepare for COVID-19 as conditions change.

Learn about SFUSD's upcoming on-site rapid antigen COVID-19 test offerings through our partnership with Safer Together (through June 1).

Galería de la Raza and Horizons Unlimited of San Francisco, Inc. have partnered to launch a public health campaign, with support from the San Francisco Department of Public Health. 

Learn about how COVID-19 group contact tracing works in SFUSD schools and offices.

San Franciscans who test positive for COVID-19 and are at high risk of severe illness can get COVID-19 medicines for treatment. These must be taken within five days of the onset of symptoms.