Elm Place School

Illness at Elm Place School tends to show up first in one group of kids who share the most contact time, then widen out over the following week or two. Parent logs on this page are the earliest visible signal, usually days ahead of any official notice.

• Respiratory bugs peak in the cold months and spread school-wide
• Stomach bugs move quickly through shared bathrooms and lunch spaces
• Skin and eye infections track close contact and shared items
• Most kids are contagious before symptoms are obvious

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

Elm Place School is one of many schools in Highland Park tracked on Ickly. October activity around Highland Park 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 60035 within a week or two. Checking neighboring schools alongside this one gives you a fuller picture than any single page can.