SFUSD Closing Glen Park Elementary School

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San Francisco (March 12, 2020) - SFUSD is closing Glen Park Elementary School immediately. Late Thursday afternoon SFUSD learned from the Department of Public Health that 7 students from Glen Park Elementary School have reported respiratory illness. DPH is investigating and testing these students for COVID-19. 

There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus or COVID-19 at Glen Park or any other SFUSD school at this time. Based on the recommendation of the Department of Public Health, SFUSD is closing Glen Park immediately while public health officials investigate. Based on current guidance from health experts, Glen Park families and staff are asked to self-quarantine, which means to stay home and monitor their health for 14 days. 

SFUSD is going to recess schools for all students preK-12 effective Monday, March 16 through the end of the regularly scheduled spring break (April 3). This will be a 3-week school closure for students. More details at sfusd.edu.

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