January 7, 2022 Dear Barrington 220 Community: We look forward to welcoming our students and staff back on Monday, January 10, 2022. Today, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced that the agencies plan to adopt the CDC’s guidance for PK-12 schools, which reduces the isolation and quarantine period to five days. As a result, effective immediately, Barrington 220 will implement this updated guidance. As with all new guidance, please expect additional clarification as IDPH and ISBE provide more information in the coming weeks. Please note, today’s announcement does not change the state of Illinois’ universal masking requirement for anyone inside school buildings. The Governor’s indoor mask mandate for school is still in effect until further notice.  Staff and students who are currently impacted by a quarantine now have a revised return to school date. Please see the chart below to know when you can return to school.

Unvaccinated students and not boosted staff members who are close contacts are now required to quarantine for 5 days instead of 10 days. The following is a table with the revised return to school dates.

Once again, thank you for your continued support as we navigate these changes. I look forward to our return from winter break.

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