From Staff Reports
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK
Now that the Finger Lakes region has been removed from the state’s orange and yellow zone designations, at least some local school districts no longer will test some of their students and employees on-site.
Rochester and Greece, the two largest school districts in Monroe County, both announced they would no longer conduct tests. Rochester, which opens for most elementary school students on Feb. 8, said it was doing so under guidance from the Monroe County Department of Public Health.
Other districts either did not announce plans or said they will continue to test until receiving firmer guidance from the state. Schools have consistently argued that there were extremely few cases of in-person transmission in school buildings.