Kane County Recommends 'Adaptive Pause' For Schools To Slow Cases

KANE COUNTY, IL – Schools in Kane County are encouraged to transition to some form of remote learning as coronavirus cases continue to increase.

The Kane County Health Department announced Tuesday recommendations that public and private schools in the county take what they call an "adaptive pause" from Nov. 23 through Dec. 4 in order to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The health department also recommends suspending all athletics and school activities during that time period as well.

According to the Illinois Department of Health, an "adaptive pause" allows schools to move into a remote learning model in order to prevent disease transmission once the school year is underway.

"An adaptive pause would help provide hospitals relief from the surge of COVID patient admissinos we are currently experiencing," said John Diederich, president and CEO of Rush Copley Medical Center. "While we are hopeful about the recent momentum in vaccine development, our community needs to continue to adhere to poven measures like wearing masks and social distancing to help bend the curve again."