Homewood-Flossmor High School Closed March 16-April 7

Press release from Homewood-Flossmor High School:

In light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, and in efforts to reduce the spread of the virus in order to protect our community and beyond, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 has made the decision to close school to students, beginning March 16, 2020, through April 7, 2020. This decision was made out of an abundance of caution and as a preventative measure to limit the spread of illness in our community. We want to assure you that we are working diligently to ensure that we have the resources available to support our students and employees through these challenging times.

Distance Learning (E-Learning)

We have put in place an E-Learning plan in order to continue instruction during this period of time. Your students will receive instructions today in their 7th period class regarding this process and additional information will be provided as we move forward. Here is the immediate schedule:

• E-Learning will be conducted on Wednesday, March 18, and Thursday, March 19.
• There will be no E-Learning for students on Friday, March 20, and during Spring Break: Monday, March 23, through Friday, March 27.
• E-Learning will resume on Monday, March 30, and continue through Tuesday, April 7.

We have created an E-Learning webpage where you will find additional information and resources to support your student while school is out of session. This page will continue to grow as we get closer to Monday, March 16, and is located at: https://www.hfhighschool.org/academics/elearning/

Students who have communicated that they need technology equipment at home have been provided resources. The contact person for technology equipment is Technology Director Gary Posing (708-335-5740, gposing@hf233.org).

There will also be a lunch distribution plan that will be implemented for qualified students. The plan will be communicated directly to these families by Sunday, March 15, 2020. The contact person for lunch distribution is Business Manager Dr. Lawence Cook (708-335-5505, lcook@hf233.org).

Event Cancellation & Building Access

Beginning tomorrow — Saturday, March 14, 2020 — all school events, practices and group events have been cancelled until further notice. We will provide additional information as it becomes available. The school buildings will only be accessible to employees during the school closure or until further notice. The most up-to-date school information will be available on our website at: https://www.hfhighschool.org/district-info/covid19/

Included on this page are the most recent communications from the district, resources about COVID-19 / Coronavirus and how to help our children through this difficult time. Important contact information is also available there.

We will continue to provide more information throughout the weekend as we finalize our plans for E-Learning and other logistics. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 708-335-5500, vmansfield@hf233.org or 708-335-5540, janderson@hf233.org. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Sincerely,

Dr. Von Mansfield, Superintendent & Dr. Jerry Lee Anderson, Principal

This press release was produced by Homewood-Flossmor High School. The views expressed here are the author’s own.