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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At our JKLM we have teams of parents that check all kids after holiday breaks.

Last year there was a persistent outbreak in my child's K class and a team of 3 parents (I was one of them) worked with the school nurse to check every child in that class weekly for 5 weeks. [/quote]

JKLM parent here too.  our school send a message home to all kids in a class the same day one child in the class is found with lice, so the other parents can check their kids. all kids in the class are also immediately checked by the nurse. the child who had head lice can come back to school only when it is nit free, and he/she is checked by the nurse before being admitted to the class again. I think the information the school sends hoe is really important so parents can check their kids and keep them home if they are infested.  at the beginning of the year the entire school is checked by the nurse and parents volunteering for it. two or three years ago, after a nasty outbreak that seemed to keep coming back, the PTA hired a service who came to the school, checked all kids, gave handouts on what to do when your child has head lice and what to do to limit the risk,   and trained volunteers to check the kids. we never had another bad outbreak like that after that time. kids are also checked throughout the year, especially after holidays

I made through my k-12 years without ever getting head lice. when three years ago my DD got them at school, even my DH and I had to be checked (we did not have them) and do the treatment. it was really strange to be in my 40's and suddenly to find myself back to the headlice scare, something I thought I left behind a long (unfortunately!) time ago :)[/quote]

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