McHenry Times

Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 issued the following announcement on Oct. 19.

We were notified by the McHenry County Department of Health today that they consider the confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Lundahl Middle School to be an outbreak. As we continue to prioritize the health and safety of all students and staff, we have decided to close the building and move everyone to remote learning for the next 14 days. Per our reopening plan, rigorous cleaning and disinfecting protocols will be implemented at Lundahl as outlined by the IDPH. Please see below for what this transition to remote learning means for Lundahl student(s):

 

• There will be no school this afternoon (Mon., 10/19) from 2pm-3pm for remote and in-person students to allow teachers time to prepare for the transition to remote learning. 
• All students will engage in learning from home with their current teacher(s) for the next two weeks. In-person instruction will resume on Wed., Nov. 4th. 
• Tomorrow (Tues., 10/20) students who were currently receiving in-person instruction will receive the daily template through Seesaw from their first period teacher. The same daily templates will be used and will include embedded links for remote instruction. Nothing will change for students who are currently in the remote learning model. Class schedules and teachers will not change for remote or in-person students. 
• Students do not need to quarantine unless they have been notified that they are a close contact. 
• Food distribution for remote families (including all LMS families) will take place at Hannah Beardsley Middle School on Tuesday, 10/20 from 3pm-6pm. 
• For tech support over the next two weeks, Lundahl families can email techsupport@d47.org or stop by Indian Prairie Elementary School (651 Village Rd, Crystal Lake). 

As we continue to implement our return to learn plan and the hybrid model, I understand that these situations can appear to be setbacks along the way. Please know that we understand the inconvenience and hardship that the schools not being open can cause for families. Our decision today is one of the ways in which we will continue to prioritize the health and safety of all. If you and/or any member of your family exhibits COVID-19 symptoms, please feel free to call the school’s health office during this period of remote learning. 

Sincerely, 

Dr. Kathy J. Hinz, Superintendent

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