1-09 Update on SHIELD Testing and on Extracurriculars | Actualización sobre las pruebas de SHIELD y las actividades extracurriculares

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To follow up from messages earlier this week about SHIELD testing, on Thursday, January 6, we completed 1,330 SHIELD tests, of those 46 were positive, which is both a bigger testing pool than Monday and a lower number of positive cases. Thursday’s testing resulted in a 3.45 percent positivity rate. All positive cases have been notified.

Reminder: Regardless of vaccination status, students who wish to participate in the extracurricular activities and athletics currently running must have a negative test result before moving out of adaptive pause. If a student did not test on Monday, January 3,  or Thursday, January 6, then the student is not eligible to participate. 

Students in extracurricular activities and athletics who provided a negative test result for the week of January 3 will need to resume once-per-week SHIELD testing the week of January 10 to remain eligible. All students in extracurricular activities and athletics regardless of vaccination status must test.

Parents/guardians can find instructions on how to check their student’s testing history under the SHIELD tab of the COVID-19 webpage. 

SHIELD Testing Location Changes for Monday, January 10
To accommodate the large number of students who are required to test, SHIELD testing centers will relocate to the following locations. All students and staff with a consent on file may use District 113 SHIELD testing without an appointment.

Deerfield High School
Location: A-Deck Hallway 
Times: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
No appointment required

Highland Park High School
Location: Library
Times: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
No appointment required

Future Changes to SHIELD Testing Locations after January 10
Please check the SHIELD page of the District 113 COVID-19 website for the most up-to-date SHIELD testing locations. 

Please continue to practice proper mitigation measures by wearing masks appropriately, above your nose and below your chin, washing your hands often, and maintaining social distance. 

Kind regards,

Suzy Spychala, M.Ed., BSN, RN, PEL-CSN
She/Her/Hers
Coordinator of COVID Response