HELP, MY CHILD HAS HEAD LICE...
It sounds gross and can be embarrassing, but Bugs Happen! It's a very
common problem, but they are not dangerous and they don't spread
disease. They can't jump, they can't fly... they can only crawl. So head
to head contact is the most typical way of spreading it. Sleep-overs,
shared hats or hoodies, shared combs or brushes, play that is close and
physical....
Per the recommendations
from the CDC when students are found to
have active cases of head lice, their parents will be notified that
treatment needs to be done that night at home. They can then be
readmitted the next day after treatment for the lice.
If you find your child has head lice, it is very helpful to let the school
nurse know so a class letter can go out to other parents. Be assured,
no names are used to protect privacy, but, if all heads in the
classroom are checked by their parents,
your chances of
success go way up.
Click here for
parent's helpful ideas document.
This is a great video that shows what lice and their eggs
(called nits) look like.
Click here
A second video shows excellent combing technique. Please understand
that I am not recommending any particular lice shampoo, I just love how
they do their hair combing and know that parents who use good combing
get great results.
Click here