| For Immediate Release August 6, 2021
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 DHS Releases New and Updated Resources for Schools to Keep
Students Safe Resources include updated guidance on outbreaks and new testing communications toolkit To help keep students and teachers safe during the 2021-2022 school year, the Department of Health Services (DHS) today launched a K-12 School Testing Program communications toolkit. This toolkit will support school districts and school administrators' efforts to connect with their school staff, families, and communities about the COVID-19 testing opportunities available to them through the schools participating in the program. DHS has also released an updated version of the Guidelines for the Prevention, Investigation, and Control of COVID-19 Outbreaks in K-12 Schools in Wisconsin, a resource for school administrators and local and tribal health departments to use as they work together to make decisions about layered prevention strategies and to prevent and control COVID-19 outbreaks. "It is important to remember that the most effective tool in our toolbox is vaccination. Masking up inside, and getting tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms, are additional, important steps we can take to help protect ourselves, our families, our kids, and our teachers and school staff," said DHS Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake. "That's why we are so grateful to see districts and schools collaborating with their public health officials, consulting this guidance, and enrolling in our testing program. I know this work will help protect the health of our students, and help ensure the quality of their education and the safety of our teachers and staff." View the entire news release. | 
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