Latest Vaccination and Mask Info
Latest Vaccination and Mask Info

COVID-19 UPDATE

Friday, November 5, 2021
A weekly COVID-19 update
from Mrs. Pape and Mrs. Monty in the Health Office.
  • This week Fenwick was notified of zero positive cases of COVID-19. At this time, zero people are excluded due to close contact with a positive case.
  • As always please monitor your student for any signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
  • If you, your student or members of your immediate household are being tested for COVID, you must stay home until the results are received.
  • All students and staff (regardless of vaccination status) excluded with COVID-19-like symptoms should be diagnostically tested with a PCR or NAAT test with Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA. 
Vaccination and Mask Requirements
Fenwick High School will follow the latest state mandate from Gov. J.B. Pritzker. As such, masks are required by all students, faculty, staff, and visitors of Fenwick for all indoor activities regardless of vaccination status.

Please refer to "Item 3. All Business and Individuals" from the Oak Park Dept. of Public Health.
As of today, Fenwick will not require that all students,
faculty and staff be fully vaccinated.
Exclusion Requirements
Students or staff with COVID-19-like symptoms

  • All students and staff (regardless of vaccination status) excluded with COVID-19-like symptoms should be diagnostically tested with a PCR or NAAT COVID test with Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA. Over-the-counter tests are not recommended. Schools must exclude any student or staff that exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 (1) until they test negative for COVID-19 or for a minimum of 10 days, (2) until they are fever-free for 24 hours and (3) until 48 hours after diarrhea and vomiting have ceased.
  • Students and staff who are confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 must be excluded from school for 10 calendar days from the date of the positive test if asymptomatic or following onset of symptoms if symptomatic, or as otherwise directed by the local health authority. Individuals who meet the above criteria may return to school even if other household members are in isolation or quarantine in the home.
  • Students and staff with COVID-19-like symptoms who do not get tested for COVID, must be excluded for 10 calendar days from the date of first symptom onset and be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications and other symptoms have improved before returning to school.
COVID Information
  • COVID-positive students must isolate for 10 days from the onset of symptoms or test date if asymptomatic.
  • Vaccinated students do not need to exclude for close contact as long as they remain symptom-free.  It is recommended they get a COVID test 3-5 days after exposure.  They may remain in school and activities but must remain masked at all times, including during extracurricular sports and activities for 14 days from last exposure.
  • Unvaccinated students who are a close contact to a positive case must exclude for 10 days and receive a negative test result on days 11-14.  This testing will be done in the Health Office at Fenwick each morning.
Definition of close contact
  • Less than 3 feet for more than 15 minutes (cumulative over 24 hours) in a classroom setting.
  • Less than 6 feet for more than 15 minutes (cumulative over 24 hours) during lunch while masks are removed.
Vaccinated or unvaccinated students in an outdoor setting do not need to exclude if they are a close contact of a COVID-positive case.  Please continue to monitor your student for symptoms.  Testing is recommended 3-5 days after exposure to a COVID-positive person.
 
TESTING

There is no testing out of exclusion at this time.
 
Home tests are NOT an acceptable form of testing at this time.  The test must be performed by a certified lab, physician's office, immediate care, or other health professional.
 
If your student becomes symptomatic any time during the 14 days after exposure please have them tested.
 
Please refer to the FAQ from the Illinois Department of Public Health for more information.

Please note these are the current guidelines per the Oak Park Public Health Department.  Guidelines may change at any time under the guidance of the Illinois Department of Public Health and The Centers for Disease Control.  Fenwick makes every effort to have all the current information and will update this information as it becomes available.
For further information, please refer to the COVID-19 FAQs on our website, which will be updated regularly as new information arises.
Fenwick continues to encourage vaccinations
for all eligible individuals. 
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has received formal FDA approval.
As of today, a total of 994 Fenwick students, faculty and staff (75%) have notified the nurses that they have been vaccinated.
Remember, the surest way to avoid exclusion requirements in case of close contact is to be vaccinated.
Parents, if your daughter or son has received the COVID-19 vaccine, please upload the student's CDC card or an immunization record from their doctor as soon as possible to the Magnus system or email it to healthoffice@fenwickfriars.com.
Students who ride public transportation to Fenwick:

Per a CDC-issued order, face masks are to be worn by all people
while on public transportation!

Please talk to your student(s) and advise them to adhere to this order to ensure their safety and the safety of others while using public transportation.
We are all in this together! 
Please be an active participant and help us keep our Friars in school.
 
Stay safe, Fenwick Community:
We must wear masks (indoors and on buses), and we encourage vaccination!

Fenwick High School is owned and sponsored by the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Albert the Great headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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