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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here’s the thing, and I’m public health; lice is considered a nuisance.

Evidence of nits, the white egg sacs should be treated as soon as possible but it’s not an emergency causing missed instructional time. Even for visible, active lice per the VA Dept of Education no longer recommends exclusion and or immediate dismissal.

A student may return same day after having one treatment of shampoo.[/quote]

Gross. I’m sure the people at the VA Department of Education would be completely fine with a colleague with an active infestation sitting right next to them for the entire day, scratching their head repeatedly. [/quote]

They do t willingly leave heads to go in search of a new one. They usually only transfer from head to head/hair to hair contact. Occasionally one will end up on a hat or coat or backpack (usually still atta he’d to a piece of hair that came out) but it really is mostly hair to hair contact. And while it is a pain in the ass to comb out, it is not dangerous to your health. That is why they do not exclude kids from school anymore. [/quote]

Again, gross. No adult would tolerate this in their workplace. These types of policies, where parents can’t even be instructed to remove live bugs from their children’s hair before sending the kids back to school, are one of the many reasons why teachers are leaving and never looking backs. [/quote]

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