Dear South Loop ” PRIMARY BUILDING” Community,
Please keep your child home if your child is sick with cold/flu -related symptoms. If your child has been potentially exposed to COVID-19, South Loop School can provide you with a free testing kit containing two COVID-19 rapid tests. Please take the tes on the first day of symptoms and/or exposure and again on the 3rd day of symptoms and/or exposure.
Please follow the instructions on the test package. If you test positive, please report the case to CPS at https://cps.edu/covidresults and isolate at home for 5 days following the positive test. Masking is REQUIRED upon returning to school from isolation for an additional 5 days
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is committed to keeping our school communities safe from COVID-19. The District was recently made aware that one or more person(s) at SOUTH LOOP PRIMARY Building has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and CPS are highly encouraging staff and students who may have been exposed to wear a mask for 10 days from the latest exposure.
For more information, view our COVID-19 safety guidance here.
As always, please monitor yourself for COVID-19 symptoms. If symptoms arise—even if they are mild—please contact your healthcare provider, stay home from school, and get tested for COVID-19 right away. To find a test site near you, visit chicago.gov/covidtesting. If you test positive for COVID-19, please report the case at cps.edu/covidresults and stay home for at least five days from when symptoms began.
The best way to keep staff and students safe from COVID-19 is to get vaccinated. Vaccines are safe, effective, and available to everyone ages six months and older. To find a vaccine appointment, search http://vaccines.gov, text your ZIP code to 438829, call 1-800-232-0233, or visit cps.edu/vaccinations. If you need help locating medical care or have any CPS-specific questions, please visit cps.edu or reach out to the Healthy CPS Hotline at 773-553-KIDS (5437), which is staffed 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact 773-553-5437 (KIDS).