Symptomatic individuals should seek a test from their healthcare provider or from a testing site. Acero will work closely with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) to provide testing site information.
If a scholar or Acero school-based staff member exhibits symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, testing is strongly recommended by Acero and the Chicago Department of Public Health.
All unvaccinated scholars will be quarantined when at least 4% of the school's total enrollment has a confirmed positive COVID-19 case within a 7-day period.
All unvaccinated scholars will be quarantined when at least 3% of the school’s total enrollment has a confirmed positive COVID-19 case within a 7-day period.
Furthermore, scholars or staff who have recovered from COVID-19 within the last 75 days and are asymptomatic are also not required to quarantine. Vaccinations remain key to slowing the spread of COVID-19 and decreasing the likelihood of classroom or school-wide quarantine.
* This is subject to change given the emergence of more restrictive guidance or recommendations from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). All of these updates fall within the bounds of safe practices articulated by public health officials.