District 63 follows guidance provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCPDH) in its decision-making as it relates to students or staff going home or staying home from school. There are many variables to consider and these guidelines change frequently. See below for the latest updates. 

Learning During Exclusion
Should your child(ren) need to stay home due to COVID-19, your school will provide asynchronous learning activities for this time period. Programs differ by school - preschool, elementary, and middle school all include different components. Questions? Call your school office.

August 16, 2022

IDPH, ISBE, and CCDPH follow guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for PreK-12 schools regarding school exclusion. 

Guidelines for symptomatic positive COVID cases: 

• Exclusion ends after five full days if fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and symptoms have improved.
• There is one exception: if your child continues to exhibit symptoms, the exclusion will be extended until symptoms improve. 
•  Students returning to the classroom after five days should wear a mask for days 6-10. 
  

Guidelines for asymptomatic positive COVID cases: 

• Exclusion ends after five full days if your child has remained symptom-free for the entire period.
• However, should symptoms appear during this time, the five-day period starts over. 
• Students returning to the classroom after five days should wear a mask for days 6-10. 

General Reminders

• If you have any of the following symptoms, do not send your student to school: Fever (100.4 or higher), new onset of moderate to severe headache, shortness of breath, new cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, new loss of sense of taste or smell, fatigue from an unknown cause, muscle or body aches from an unknown cause.