Testing was a hot-button topic as well. A take-home test kit initiative over the holidays was a bust, and the district has not ramped up its in-school weekly testing program the way it has pledged. Martinez has promised 40,000 weekly tests could be administered through the program, which is voluntary for students and mandatory for unvaccinated staff members. Nearly 34,000 nasal swabs were taken the week before winter break, the most so far this school year.
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