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Seven students test positive for COVID-19

September 28, 2021 • No Comments

A student tested positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 10. Within four weeks, six more UPA students, half of whom were vaccinated, tested positive outside of campus in mostly isolated incidents. As per Santa Clara County guidelines, the students returned to school after a ten-day quarantine without proof of a negative COVID-19 test. The UPA administration began contact tracing to determine close...

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