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Fenton superintendent explains plans, precautions for school year In-person learning schedule, layered mitigations in place for return
Last week, James Ongtengco, superintendent of Fenton High School District #100 in Bensenville, issued the following information about the upcoming return to school, in light of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in DuPage County and the Governor’s call to step up safety protocols. “We are less than a week from the start of the school year,” Ongtengco said in the communiqué. “I cannot wait to see the buzz of activity approaching our main entrance next week, whether it is students hopping off the buses, students cruising the neighborhood sidewalks from every direction, or students exiting their very own cars after driving themselves to school for the first time. We are also beyond excited to see all of our students and staff back in our school building together, studying in the ARC, eating in the cafeteria, and performing and competing on the athletic fields, stages, and auditorium. “We are confident we will have a successful start to the school year, even during this ongoing global pandemic. As promised from my last letter, below is our Final In-Person Learning Plan.”
cludes an eight-period class days and use of all of the facilities on our campus. This includes the weight and locker rooms, fitness center, ARC, cafeteria, auditorium, fieldhouse, and student lockers in the hallways. We are confident that we can do this successfully through our layered mitigation efforts and because we have more experience and knowledge about COVID and how it spreads.” What is layered mitigation? “Layered mitigation means using more than one safety precaution at the same time,” he continued. “Fenton’s layered mitigation efforts include: masking, social distancing, washing hands, vaccination, deep cleaning and disinfecting our building every day, availability of hand sanitizers, ionization through our air handlers, increasing airflow in the building, screening and testing, and staying home when sick. All of us must commit to these layered mitigations; everyone will be safer for it.”
In-person learning safety Ongtengco reminded parents that safety guidance from our public health departments are subject to change based on changing public In-person learning health conditions. and layered mitigations Below is Fenton’s In-Person Plan: “One of our priorities is in-person • Fenton will continue to promote instruction for all of our students and provide opportunities for stu[who started] Wednesday, Aug. 11,” dents, staff, and the community to be he said. “We are going to run our See PRECAUTIONS, Page 4 pre-pandemic schedule, which in-
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DEE LONGFELLOW PHOTO Bensenville Independent
Pictured are the Hain children who found the ice cream truck at a recent local outdoor concert. From left are Maddie, 4, Lincoln, 6, and Reagan, 2.
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