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Parents are getting testy about the Department of Education’s approach to coronavirus monitoring in city schools.

The DOE — which had planned to start randomly testing kids for COVID-19 in schools this week — will not allow lab results from private family doctors.

In addition, the department will not let parents be present during coronavirus tests administered inside DOE schools to “reduce the risk of COVID-19 being introduced into the building.”

“We understand that this may feel scary, particularly for younger children,” the DOE said in guidance provided to parents. “Our trained staff will ensure the testing is performed swiftly, gently, and in a positive environment for all children.”

The DOE plans to randomly test 20 percent of every school’s student blended learning population each month to guard against coronavirus outbreaks.

“For myself and many others, having an incompetent DOE, which has been wrong about so much since the pandemic began, administer a medical test to my child was never in the cards,” said City Councilman Joe Borellli.

A member of Community Education Council 28 in Queens said that families were becoming increasingly uneasy with the DOE’s testing procedures.

“If a family is more comfortable with their own doctor doing the test, a licensed professional, they should be able to do so,” he said.

The city’s coronavirus testing regime was upended Tuesday after Gov. Cuomo ordered outright school closures in areas with high COVID-19 levels and mandatory weekly testing for schools in sections with lesser elevations.

It was not immediately clear how the new testing dictates would impact DOE schools as a whole.

“Public health experts designed our testing program to provide fast, accurate, and comprehensive data about the health and safety of our school communities, which requires tests to be done in-person and randomly,” said DOE spokesman Nathaniel Styer. “Tests will be performed by highly-trained professionals, and if a family still feels uncomfortable they have the opportunity to switch to all-remote learning.”