Treasure Mountain Junior High School. Photo: Alex Aberman

PARK CITY, Utah — On Monday, Treasure Mountain Junior High (TMJH) officially crossed the threshold for the state-mandated Test to Stay event, as COVID-19 cases continue to grow in Summit County.

The program is built to identify students and staff who need to isolate or quarantine while also allowing in-person learning to continue for those who test negative.

Utah Senate Bill 107 requires a Test to Stay event when:

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Schools with 1,500 or more students have 2% of their students test positive for COVID-19 within the previous 14 days.
Schools with fewer than 1,500 students have 30 students test positive for COVID-19 within the previous 14 days.

According to TMJH’s COVID-19 dashboard, which was last updated on Sunday night, 41 cases have been confirmed in the last 14 days.

Test to Stay was triggered at Park City High School (PCHS) last week. In the past two weeks, 124 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at PCHS, the highest by far in the district.

“The testing event will happen tomorrow at school with students called to participate. Please register your child at https://redcap.link/utah.gov-ParkCitySD prior to the start of school tomorrow,” TMJH Principal Caleb Fine said in a letter.

“Students will be called down to the gym by their last name to test in one of our 2 stations. If they are negative they will return to in-person learning. If your child tests positive they will be sent home.”