Schools
Parker Junior Middle School Goes Remote Due To COVID Outbreak
School officials said an uptick in COVID-19 cases prompted administration to conduct remote classes until the end of the year.
FLOSSMOOR, IL — Parker Junior High School will move to remote learning for the rest of the year after an outbreak of COVID-19 among students and staff at the school, officials told Patch.
The uptick in cases was discovered by SHIELD Illinois, a program through the University of Illinois which administers saliva-based COVID-19 tests to K-12 schools in the state.
Parker Junior High School regularly tests students and staff, administrators said. After the most recent testing day on Tuesday, school officials decided to move to remote learning beginning Thursday.
Find out what's happening in Homewood-Flossmoorfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Classes will continue virtually until the school lets out for holiday break starting Dec. 22. The Cook County Department of Public Health confirmed to Patch the school was approved to conduct remote learning.
All extracurricular activities through the school are canceled until in-person learning resumes Wednesday, Jan. 5.
Find out what's happening in Homewood-Flossmoorfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Public health officials are urging anyone who works or goes to school at the middle school to be tested for COVID-19 immediately if they were not available on Tuesday's testing day, regardless of vaccination status.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
