Parent volunteer lice checks - can I opt out?

[Anonymous]

I just learned that there are parent volunteers who do lice checks at our school at the beginning of the school year. I would prefer for my child not to be evaluated by a non-licensed / trained professional.

Does anyone know the process for either - allowing this or opting out? Nothing was sent home from the school to inform me that it was happening.

[Anonymous]

Huh?

(on so many fronts)

[Anonymous]

Why don't you want them to check your child's hair? I think it's a great idea to check kids before all the bugs they picked up at camp get spread around to everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just learned that there are parent volunteers who do lice checks at our school at the beginning of the school year. I would prefer for my child not to be evaluated by a non-licensed / trained professional.

Does anyone know the process for either - allowing this or opting out? Nothing was sent home from the school to inform me that it was happening.

File a complaint directly with the Supreme Court.

Rules explained here:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/ctrules/ctrules.aspx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just learned that there are parent volunteers who do lice checks at our school at the beginning of the school year. I would prefer for my child not to be evaluated by a non-licensed / trained professional.

Does anyone know the process for either - allowing this or opting out? Nothing was sent home from the school to inform me that it was happening.

Then take your children to be inspected by a "trained professional" and then send in a note with the date of the inspection stating that you don't want your children checked. I am a little lost as to why you're objecting to this, though. I'm sure it's going to be supervised, it doesn't involve the removal of clothing, and they'll only be touching your child's hair/head. Maybe it's a fear that if your child has lice, the parents will gossip about it, but if you opt out and then there's lice in your class, everyone will assume your unchecked child was the source and gossip about you anyway.

[Anonymous]

I can't decide if this a troll question or not.

In case its not, what's the concern with having a "non-licensed" person doing this?

[Anonymous]

I observed lice checks at camp drop off this year. All the kids knew who had lice after the check - even though not all of the children identified with lice had it. There was a child who had a medical condition with a very dry scalp who was flagged as lice since the counselors could not tell the difference.

There is a sense of privacy that occurs when it is done in a non-discreet private way as opposed to lining up 5 kids side by side. A trained medical professional does not but a child through unnecessary stress.

Watch the process

[Anonymous]

I had realized there is a licensing agency to certify that someone is properly trained to check for lice.

Your kid is not going to be naked, OP. This takes all of about 10 seconds. It's not rocket science.

If you're truly concerned, however, take your kid to the doctor and ask him or her to perform a lice check. They will think you're crazy, but will be happy to take your money, I'm sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just learned that there are parent volunteers who do lice checks at our school at the beginning of the school year. I would prefer for my child not to be evaluated by a non-licensed / trained professional.

Does anyone know the process for either - allowing this or opting out? Nothing was sent home from the school to inform me that it was happening.

File a complaint directly with the Supreme Court.

Rules explained here:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/ctrules/ctrules.aspx

ROFL

I thought this was going to be a question about getting out of volunteering. As an FYI, my kids love the life checks, they look forward to the head massage and I love that my kids go to a school that has a plan of action to limit lice.

[Anonymous]

So make sure your kid doesn't have lice before they go through the check. Every parent should be checking/combing regularly anyway.

[Anonymous]

Only on DCUM would you find defenders of parents doing lice checks on random children who happen share a classroom with their children. School nurse or teacher? If there's a good reason to look that's fine. Maybe these parents could set up shop at playgrounds or children's library space and inspect every stranger first so their precious kids doesn't catch lice

I don't want a random parent in my kid's head for any reason. I would complain to the principal to make it stop immediately as the parents are over the line of acceptable behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So make sure your kid doesn't have lice before they go through the check. Every parent should be checking/combing regularly anyway.

So these children get exempted? How do you know their parent(s) did a thorough job to your standards. Take a Xanax FFS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So make sure your kid doesn't have lice before they go through the check. Every parent should be checking/combing regularly anyway.

So these children get exempted? How do you know their parent(s) did a thorough job to your standards. Take a Xanax FFS

No, you misunderstood. I think OP should allay her fears (kids finding out who has lice) by making sure her child is lice-free before the parent check. I don't think anyone should be exempt.

[Anonymous]

Good lord.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only on DCUM would you find defenders of parents doing lice checks on random children who happen share a classroom with their children. School nurse or teacher? If there's a good reason to look that's fine. Maybe these parents could set up shop at playgrounds or children's library space and inspect every stranger first so their precious kids doesn't catch lice

I don't want a random parent in my kid's head for any reason. I would complain to the principal to make it stop immediately as the parents are over the line of acceptable behavior.

I did not read it that random parents were checking heads. I read it that the school has authorized a cadre of parent volunteers who are doing this in an organized fashion. Obviously you have never had lice in your child's class; if you had, you would be applauding.