RCSD Updates and Resources about COVID-19

Students, staff, and visitors are not required to wear a mask in any school setting (including on yellow and RTS school buses) unless they have tested positive and are returning after 5 days of isolation.

The Rochester City School District continues to follow the recommendations from the Monroe County Department of Public Health (MCDPH), New York State Department of Health, and Centers for Disease Control (CDC), along with the guidelines from the New York State Education Department.

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The District will post a weekly summary of positive COVID-19 cases in our schools. This is live data including confirmed and unconfirmed cases. The data may change as cases are confirmed.

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The Rochester City School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expression, and religious practices or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or federal non-discrimination laws in employment or its programs and activities. The District provides equal access to community and youth organizations. NYS CR Part #154 requires the District to provide communications to ELL families in the home language that they best understand. In order to request interpretation or translation services, employees may visit www.rcsdk12.org/translationservices. For emergencies or immediate communication needs, please use the Language Line at 1-866-874-3972. School secretaries in each school or program can provide the access code for this service.

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