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George B Mcclellan Elementary School

Elementary in Chicago, IL 60609

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Fostering young minds with a challenging curriculum and a fresh start ahead.

George B. McClellan Elementary School is a Chicago Public School located at 3527 S. Wallace Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood. The school serves elementary-aged students and offers early childhood preschool programs for children ages three and four. Recently, the Chicago Board of Education approved a name transition for the school, which will become Minnie Miñoso Academy. The school utilizes a challenging curriculum based on national standards to support student development. While specific health and wellness ratings are not detailed in current records, the school has historically received significant facility investments, including a multi-million dollar construction project in recent years to maintain the learning environment. Parents may find the school’s commitment to early childhood education and its upcoming rebranding as Minnie Miñoso Academy particularly notable.

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What parents should know about illness at George B Mcclellan Elementary School

This is the community health page for George B Mcclellan Elementary School, a elementary in Chicago, IL. Parents here log the illnesses their kids actually come home with, so other families can see what is going around before the school sends a notice. Nothing on this page is medical advice or an official school report: it is what parents in this community have shared, plus public food safety and environmental records where they exist.

No parent has logged an illness at George B Mcclellan Elementary School in the last 14 days. Quiet stretches are normal, especially outside the winter respiratory season, and they can also mean no one at this school has started logging yet. Being the first family to log helps every parent who checks this page next week.

On the watchlist this month

  • Peak season

    Summer and early fall

    • Mild fever and fussiness
    • Painful mouth sores
    • Red spots or blisters on hands and feet
  • Very common

    Back-to-school season

    • Persistent scalp itching
    • Tickling feeling in hair
    • Tiny white eggs (nits) near the scalp
  • Common

    Back-to-school spike

    • Red or pink eye whites
    • Itchy or gritty feeling
    • Watery or yellow discharge
  • Allergies
    Common

    Spring pollen, fall ragweed

    • Sneezing fits
    • Itchy or watery eyes
    • Clear runny nose
Good to know

What spreads fastest in elementary classrooms

Kids at George B Mcclellan Elementary School spend the day in one room with the same classmates, so a single bug usually shows up as a cluster in one grade before it reaches the rest of the school. Watching what parents in your child's grade are logging is the earliest signal you get.

  • Strep throat and scarlet fever cluster by classroom and need a swab to confirm
  • Stomach bugs and norovirus move through lunchrooms and shared bathrooms
  • Head lice peak right after breaks when hats and coats pile together
  • Flu and COVID-19 arrive later in the fall and spread school-wide, not grade by grade
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When can my child go back to George B Mcclellan Elementary School?

Every school sets its own sick policy, so check yours first. These are the rules of thumb most schools and daycares follow:

  • Fever-free for a full 24 hours without fever medicine before returning
  • No vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours, and eating normally again
  • On antibiotics for at least 12 to 24 hours for strep throat or impetigo
  • Eye discharge cleared, or cleared by your pediatrician, for pinkeye
  • Well enough to take part in a normal school day, not just well enough to sit through it
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How illness travels between nearby schools

George B Mcclellan Elementary School is one of many elementarys in Chicago tracked on Ickly. August activity around Chicago tends to follow the seasonal pattern above, and illness rarely stops at one campus: siblings, sports, and playdates carry it between nearby schools across ZIP 60609 within a week or two. Checking neighboring schools alongside this one gives you a fuller picture than any single page can.

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No sickness has been logged at George B Mcclellan Elementary School in the last 14 days. That usually means things are quiet right now, and you will see new logs here as soon as families share them.

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Is George B Mcclellan Elementary School in Chicago, IL?

Yes. George B Mcclellan Elementary School is a elementary in Chicago, IL. You can also see what is going around at nearby schools and daycares in the same neighborhood on Ickly.

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