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Falcon Flier
December 19, 2022
Winter Break
2022-23 Emergency Closing Notifications and eLearning Plan Review
If emergency days are needed due to snow or extreme cold, families will receive notification via a phone/email/text message, and an alert will be posted on our District website. KSD 140 also communicates school closure information through the District’s social media accounts and the Emergency Closing Center (ECC). Detailed school closing information can be found HERE.
If an emergency closing day is needed, the District may elect to use an eLearning Day instead of a traditional “snow day” that has to be made up at the end of the school year. Please refer to our eLearning Day Overview to review specifics of the plan, including school hours and access to D140’s digital platforms.
Now would be a great time to ensure your Infinite Campus contact information and preferences are up-to-date. Please log in to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal to check your contact information and make any necessary changes.
Health Reminders and Updates
Knowing when to keep your child home sick from school helps protect other children from illness. It can also give your child a chance to get extra rest they may need to recover.
- Please do not send your child to school with a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, persistent cough, sore throat, swollen glands, and/or runny nose.
- Individuals experiencing a fever must stay home until fever-free for 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication).
- Individuals experiencing vomiting or diarrhea must stay home until vomiting or diarrhea has ceased for 24 hours.
- Kirby School District 140 will no longer require individuals who have symptoms of Covid-19 to test and report results. (Updated 12/19/2022)
- Individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 are required to isolate for five days from the onset of symptoms, returning when fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication), vomiting or diarrhea have ceased for 24 hours, and all other symptoms are resolving. Individuals returning on Day 6 or after are requested to mask for an additional 5 days or until they obtain a negative test. (Updated 12/19/2022)
- Individuals are still required to wear a mask in school nurses’ offices in Illinois.