Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and South Loop Elementary School are committed to keeping our school communities safe from COVID-19.
Please monitor your student for COVID-19 symptoms. If symptoms arise – even if they are mild – please contact your healthcare provider, keep them home from school, and get tested for COVID-19 right away. To find a test site near you, visit chicago.gov/covidtesting.
Please test on the next immediate Monday and Thursday using a rapid test. Please follow the instructions on the test package. Masking is REQUIRED upon returning to school from isolation for an additional 5 days.
If your student tests positive for COVID-19, please report their case at cps.edu/covidresults and they must stay home for at least five days from when symptoms began.
- There is no weekly COVID Testing
- There’s no longer any care room
- Students exposed to a COVID positive case are encouraged to wear a mask for 5 days , but it is not mandatory.
- Classrooms are not required to quarantine any longer. Only the COVID positive person is required to quarantine.
For more information, view our COVID-19 safety guidance here.