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LAUSD orders mandatory COVID testing for students and staff before school resumes next week
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Testing will be mandated regardless of vaccination status, and students and staff will be required to show proof of a negative test in order to return to school. 1
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Families can upload test results to a student's " daily pass " account, and will be required to do so no later than Sunday. 1
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