Community Consolidated School District 89 students will return from winter break on Tuesday, January 4, with full in-person learning at all five schools.
Students who have recently tested positive for COVID-19 or are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should not return to school until they have met the requirements for isolation (for students who have tested positive) or quarantine (for close contacts and those experiencing symptoms). Students should stay home and contact their school’s nurse if they are positive for COVID-19, have COVID-19 symptoms, or have been in contact with someone who is positive for COVID-19. School nurses will return to the buildings on Monday, January 3.
Families can use this updated chart as a starting point when determining whether your student needs to be quarantined or isolated.
Families are encouraged to have their students tested for COVID-19 before returning from winter break, especially if they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms. Tests are available at multiple locations in DuPage County: www.dupagehealth.org/601/COVID-19-Testing-in-DuPage-County Rapid-antigen tests are acceptable, but home tests are not accepted.
Due to the availability of COVID-19 tests, the district will not be providing COVID-19 testing for students unless symptoms arise during the school day. Students who are experiencing symptoms should stay home and be tested at a COVID-19 clinic or doctor’s office.
Change in isolation, quarantine time
Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the DuPage County Health Department, the district has reduced the number of days that a student who tests positive for COVID-19 must remain out of school. A student can return to school five days after they test positive - as long as they have no ongoing COVID-19 symptoms. (The day of the positive test is “day zero”.)
Students who are a close contact of someone who was positive for COVID-19 and have supplied the district with proof of vaccination can remain in school, but will need to test five days after exposure. Students who are not vaccinated can return to school five days after last exposure (day of exposure is ‘day 0’) with a negative test, and clearance from the school nurse. Rapid-antigen tests are acceptable, but home tests are not accepted.
Families can submit vaccination records
If your child has completed their COVID-19 vaccination, families are encouraged to submit a copy of the student’s vaccination card to the school. The COVID-19 vaccine is not required. Providing your student's vaccination record will help the nurse determine the next steps when your student has symptoms or has been a close contact.
Students who do not show proof of vaccination will follow the isolation and quarantine rules for unvaccinated students. You can drop off or email a copy of the front and back of the card to the nurse at your student's school, or you can submit their record here: https://forms.gle/tUubb7pFNVTxX7BM9
Cleaning and mitigation practices remain in place
When students return, masks will continue to be required in all CCSD 89 buildings at all times. The district will continue to follow all social distancing, mitigation, and cleaning protocols.
