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Glenview Parent Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Health officials found no need for students or staff to self-isolate since the parent had not been to a school building in over two weeks.
GLENVIEW, IL — A parent of students in Glenview public schools has tested positive for COVID-19, district officials announced. According to statements from Glenview School District 34 and Glenbrook High School District 225, public health officials determined the family member did not visit school buildings for more than the two-week incubation period of the new coronavirus that causes the illness.
As a result, the Illinois Department of Public Health has not recommended the self-isolation of any staff, students or family members.
District 34 has closed all school buildings not used for polling places "out of an abundance of caution." Voting sites will be isolated and deep cleaned following Election Day, according to Cathy Kedjidjian, the district's director of communications and strategic planning.
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The parent has students who attend Attea Middle School, Glen Grove Elementary School and Glenbrook South High School. No information about their condition was available.
Last week, a parent of a Deerfield High School student has also tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to village and school officials. And at Northwestern University, employees at the business school and the bursar's office have also become infected with COVID-19. As of Monday afternoon, there were 105 confirmed cases in Illinois across 18 counties.
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"With the number of cases in Illinois growing daily and our schools already being closed, we do not plan to communicate about each confirmation," District 225 staff said in a statement posted on the district's website.
District officials said they planned to communicate further if COVID-19 infections affect ongoing district services.
"We know that this announcement may cause alarm, and we continue to encourage our district families to follow the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for prevention and symptom awareness."
The CDC recommends frequent handwashing, regularly disinfecting commonly used spaces, avoiding touching the eyes, nose, and mouth, and — most importantly — staying home when sick or showing symptoms of illness.
More information about the novel coronavirus is available online from the Cook County Department of Public Health, Illinois Department of Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Residents with questions or concerns may also call the Illinois COVID-19 hotline at 800-889-3931, or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.
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