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Be the one who starts Fairmont School's health circle
No reports here yet, which means no early warnings either. Every school on Ickly starts with one parent, and that parent could be you. Rally your parent crew, gather care points together, and watch your school's health community strengthen and climb the Ickly leaderboard as one of the most active school communities. The more families join in, the more value unlocks for the school and for every parent in it. Here's how to get the ball rolling:
Follow & contribute
Get an email the moment another parent reports something at Fairmont School, and share what you see too. Every follow earns care points that lift Fairmont School up the leaderboard.
Log the first report
Kid home sick today? A 20-second anonymous log helps every family here and stacks up care points for your school.
Log symptomsInvite your parent circle
Text your class group chat. The more parents use it, the faster your school climbs the leaderboard and the more value unlocks for everyone.
Free and anonymous. Every follow, log, and invite earns care points that lift your school up the leaderboard. Join parents across Chicago sharing what's going around their schools.
A nurturing Lockport school empowering young learners from PK-8.
Nestled in the welcoming community of Lockport, Illinois, Fairmont School at 735 Green Garden Place offers a comprehensive educational journey for students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. This nurturing environment is designed to foster both academic excellence and personal growth, preparing young learners for future success. With a commitment to a well-rounded education, Fairmont School strives to ignite curiosity, encourage critical thinking, and build a strong foundation for lifelong learning in every child. Fairmont School prides itself on creating a supportive and engaging atmosphere where students feel valued and empowered. The dedicated faculty and staff are committed to providing personalized attention, ensuring that each student's unique needs and strengths are recognized and developed. Beyond the core curriculum, the school offers various enriching programs and activities that help students explore new interests, develop social skills, and become active members of their school community. Parents can expect a collaborative partnership with the school, working together to support each child's educational and emotional well-being throughout their formative years. At Fairmont School, the focus extends beyond textbooks, aiming to cultivate well-rounded individuals ready to thrive in an ever-changing world. It's a place where young minds blossom, friendships flourish, and every day brings new opportunities for discovery and achievement.
Where it sits in the neighborhood
No illness logs for this school yet.
If your family has something relevant to share, an anonymous log helps other parents get an earlier heads-up.
Share an anonymous logHeard something going around?
Heads-ups parents heard from school emails, class chats or other parents. These are not reports from the family who was sick.
Stay ahead of it
Follow & contribute to Fairmont School's health circle
Be the first family watching this school
Why it matters: know before it reaches your house: see the doctor a day sooner, keep a kid home to protect your work week, or stock the medicine cabinet before the fever or lice hit. And when you share what you see at home (takes 30 seconds, anonymous), other families get the same heads-up.
- One email when illness picks up here
- No account, no password
- Free, anonymous, unsubscribe anytime
How does this school handle sickness?
Be the first, this page stays empty until a parent fills it in. One star rating is enough, and it tells the next family what to expect.
No parent has answered this yet, so this page stays empty until one does. If your kid goes here, you're the person who can tell the next family what to expect.
Help fill in health info for Fairmont School
Fairmont School has not shared whether there is a nurse on site or when kids need to stay home. If you know, add it for other families.
Share kit for Fairmont School
Two print-ready posters: one personalized for Fairmont School with a QR code that opens this page, and a general Fall 2026 poster for bulletin boards and front offices.
Made for Fairmont School
School poster with QR code
Community poster
Know what's going around, ready to print
Print-ready 8.5 x 11 for bulletin boards, front offices and pickup lines.
Ready-to-paste share copy
Written for Fairmont School, with the link already in place. Pick a channel to see the message.
Get heads-ups from Fairmont School on your phone
Follow the school in the app to see what is spreading, and share an anonymous log in a few taps so other families get the same heads-up.
Alerts reach you the day something is reported, not the next time you visit.
What parents should know about illness at Fairmont School
This is the community health page for Fairmont School, a school in Lockport, 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 Fairmont 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
- Typical seasonal peak
Year-round, with larger fall and winter increases
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Sneezing and mild cough
- Scratchy throat
- AllergiesTypical seasonal rise
Chicago often has a spring pollen peak and a fall ragweed peak
- Sneezing fits
- Itchy or watery eyes
- Clear runny nose
- Typical seasonal rise
Year-round, but often noticed when school resumes
- Persistent scalp itching
- Tickling feeling in hair
- Tiny white eggs (nits) near the scalp
- Typical seasonal rise
Often higher in winter and early spring, with a back-to-school rise
- Sudden sore throat without cough
- Painful swallowing
- Fever over 100.4 F
Good to knowHow illness usually moves through Fairmont School
Illness at Fairmont 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
Back to schoolWhen can my child go back to Fairmont 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
Around hereHow illness travels between nearby schools
Fairmont School is one of many schools in Lockport tracked on Ickly. October activity around Lockport 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 60441 within a week or two. Checking neighboring schools alongside this one gives you a fuller picture than any single page can.
What to have at home
Parent-picked checklists, chosen for what families here are logging, the ages at Fairmont School, and the time of year.
- Cold and flu season kitRespiratory season is under wayView checklist
- Daycare illness kitThe everyday basics most families end up needingView checklist
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Ickly is a parent-reported community signal, not a medical service or an official school record. Always talk to your pediatrician about your own child's symptoms.
Common questions
What is going around at Fairmont School?
No sickness has been logged at Fairmont 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 Fairmont School?
Everything on this page comes from parents. Families log a symptom or a confirmed diagnosis for their child, and Ickly groups those logs by school and by week so you can see patterns without anyone's name attached. Logs are always anonymous to other parents.
Can I get notified when illness spreads at Fairmont School?
Yes. Follow Fairmont School with a free Ickly account and you will get a heads up when parents start logging something new, plus a weekly summary of what is going around.
How do I log a sick day for my child at Fairmont School?
Tap "How's everyone feeling?" anywhere on Ickly and answer a couple of quick questions. It takes under a minute, stays anonymous, and it is what makes this page useful for every other family at Fairmont School.
Is Fairmont School in Lockport, IL?
Yes. Fairmont School is a school in Lockport, IL. You can also see what is going around at nearby schools and daycares in the same neighborhood on Ickly.
Other schools near Fairmont School
See what's going around at nearby schools too.
Explore nearby schools
Illness rarely stops at one campus. These are the pages parents check alongside this one.
What's going around nearby
Other schools in Lockport
- Kelvin Grove Junior High SchoolMiddle
- Lockport Township High School - Central CampusHigh
- Lockport Township High School - East CampusHigh
- Ludwig Elementary SchoolElementary
- Milne Grove Elementary SchoolElementary
- Taft SchoolSchool
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary
- William J. Butler Elementary SchoolElementary
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