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St. John Berchmans School

Elementary in Chicago, IL 60647

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Rooted in faith, growing in community – Chicago's devoted PreK-8 journey.

St. John Berchmans School is a private Catholic institution located on West Logan Boulevard in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. Reaching students from prekindergarten through eighth grade, the school provides a faith-based primary education within a historic urban setting. The school demonstrates a commitment to modern communication and student safety through its dedicated mobile app and oversight from a board that emphasizes supportive learning environments. Board leadership for the school includes professionals involved in safety, wellness, and academic excellence initiatives across Chicago. Parents often value the school for its long-standing presence in the community and its focus on holistic development. As a private PK-8 option, it offers a continuous educational path and maintains a specialized focus on early childhood and middle school growth.

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What parents should know about illness at St. John Berchmans School

This is the community health page for St. John Berchmans 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 St. John Berchmans 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 St. John Berchmans 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
Back to school

When can my child go back to St. John Berchmans 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

St. John Berchmans 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 60647 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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What is going around at St. John Berchmans School?

No sickness has been logged at St. John Berchmans 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.

How does Ickly know what is spreading at St. John Berchmans School?

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Can I get notified when illness spreads at St. John Berchmans School?

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Is St. John Berchmans School in Chicago, IL?

Yes. St. John Berchmans 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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