Oswego School District Cancels Classes For Week Of March 16

OSWEGO, IL — Oswego School District 308 announced today that no classes will be held between March 16 and March 20, possibly longer. The announcement took the form of an email alert; here is the text of that alert in full:

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 will not have students in attendance at school next week.

• The institute day has been moved from Tuesday, March 17 to Monday, March 16.
• Students will not have access to school buildings once they leave today, so they are being instructed to take all important belongings and textbooks home with them today.
• Building nurses and administrators will be present in the building next week, so medications can be signed out by parents if needed while students are not in school.
• The district will not have students present in school buildings Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20 and possibly longer depending on the health risk in our community (Spring Break is March 23-30).
• Staff will attend institute day on Monday, March 16.
• Details regarding an e-learning or alternative learning plan for students while school is closed will be sent out to all district families no later than Monday afternoon.
• Resources for students who do not have access to electronic devices or the internet will be shared soon.
• Food pick-up will be available to families in need, more information is coming soon.
• Schools will still serve as polling places for the election on Tuesday, March 17.
• Additional details for staff will also be sent this afternoon.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work to develop details for the coming week. We wanted you to have this information as early as possible to prepare.

--Theresa Komitas,

Director of Communications and Public Relations

As of March 13, 32 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Illinois, including one case in Kane County.

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