Richardson ISD will begin offering free COVID-19 testing Oct. 18 for district students and staff who are not experiencing symptoms. The testing sites will be offered at the Lake Highlands High School auditorium on Mondays and the Richardson High School auditorium on Wednesdays.
Testing hours will be 7:30-9:30 a.m. at both schools. Advanced registration for the PCR testing is required and can be completed here. Lake Highlands High is located at 9449 Church Road, Dallas. Richardson High is located at 1250 W. Belt Line Road, Richardson.
The testing is being done in partnership with MCI Diagnostic Center in Dallas, according to an Oct. 14 district news release. During the Oct. 4 RISD board of trustees meeting, RISD Director of Health Services Ashley Jones said the district partnered with MCI after the Texas Education Agency put in place a COVID-19 testing requirement for school staff members who have been identified as being exposed to the virus, even if they have been fully vaccinated.
“We've been so fortunate to work with MCI and secure a way to provide testing for our community,” Jones said, adding the testing is also open to those who have not been exposed to the virus. “If [students and staff are] asymptomatic and just want to be routinely screened, they can go as many times as they want to one of these locations on a Monday or Wednesday.”
