Vancouver Public Schools closed its COVID-19 testing center at the Jim Parsley Center Complex in Vancouver at noon Tuesday due to a staffing shortage.
Testing will resume with shortened hours on Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon, but will not be offered on Friday.
Vancouver hopes full-time testing will resume Monday.
Typically, the testing center is operated by four staff members at a time. The district wouldn’t elaborate about the specific reason for the staffing shortage, citing privacy concerns.
Vancouver’s testing center at 4040 Plomondon St. previously closed temporarily on Jan. 10 due to a delayed shipment of testing materials. District spokesperson Patricia Nuzzo said at this moment, however, there is no concern over the district’s supply of necessary materials.
