JCA Student Coronavirus Case Confirmed: School

JOLIET, IL —The Joliet Catholic Academy high school on Larkin Avenue informed parents that one of its students has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. JCA is one of the few schools in the Joliet area holding regular on campus classroom learning for its teenagers this fall. Joliet Township High School District 204 and District 86 both went to all remote learning.

JCA is holding on campus classroom activities four days per week and one day of remote learning.

Wednesday's announcement of a single known coronavirus case will not change Joliet Catholic Academy's plans to continue with regular classroom learning, however.

JCA said it is hoping for a speedy recovery for the student who is sick.

The parochial high school is placing students and staff who are identified as having prolonged contact to the one coronavirus case into quarantine for the next two weeks. JCA is also doing a deep cleaning and disinfection of the areas impacted to the possible exposure of the coronavirus case, Wednesday's letter to parents read.

"As always, everyone should monitor their child's health and please have them stay home and contact the school if they develop any symptoms," the school administration advised.