MEDIA ADVISORY: San Diego Unified School District

Monday, November 9, 2020



MEDIA ADVISORY: Leaders from San Diego Unified, UC San Diego to Discuss COVID-19 Testing Plan for Students and Teachers



WHAT: Leaders from the San Diego Unified School District and the University of California San Diego will discuss a plan to test students and teachers for COVID-19. The testing program is the result of months of collaboration among the district, UC San Diego, and the San Diego Education Association.

WHEN: Tuesday, November 10, 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: UC San Diego, Geisel Library near the "Silent Tree." Directions and parking information are attached.

SPEAKERS: Pradeep K. Khosla, UC San Diego Chancellor; Cindy Marten, San Diego Unified Superintendent; Dr. John Lee Evans, San Diego Unified Board President; Richard Barrera, San Diego Unified Board Vice President; and Kisha Borden, San Diego Education Association President.

BACKGROUND: Students and employees throughout San Diego Unified will receive regular COVID-19 testing with rapid results under a proposed agreement with the UC San Diego. The San Diego Unified Board of Education will vote on the district's $5 million testing plan at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10.



San Diego Unified has been in close collaboration with UC San Diego since it jointly established strict health and safety guidelines<https://www.sandiegounified.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_27732394/File/SDUSD_Scientific%20Panel%20Review_FINAL.pdf> in August. Those guidelines call for a gradual, phased return to in-person instruction and a robust COVID-19 testing program.



DETAILS: Please review information for visitors to UC San Diego per public health protocols https://returntolearn.ucsd.edu/info-for/visitors/index.html Media outlets are encouraged to use the COVID-19 media pool to help facilitate social distancing.

This event is for professional journalists. Please confirm attendance in advance.

Media Contact: San Diego Unified Communications Director Maureen Magee, (619) 381-7930, mmagee@sandi.net<mailto:mmagee@sandi.net>



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