BRISTOL VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A PILOT PROGRAM NEXT MONTH AIMED AT KEEPING KIDS IN CLASS EVEN IF THEY’VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A COVID-19 CASE. THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH’S “TEST TO STAY PROGRAM CONSISTS OF CONTACT TRACING AND REGULAR TESTING FOR STUDENTS. SUPERINTENDENT KEITH PERRIGAN TELLS THE BRISTOL HERALD COURIER THEY’VE HAD MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS OUT DUE TO QUARANTINES DURING THE PANDEMIC. HIS IS ONE OF 10 VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN THE “TEST TO STAY” PROGRAM.