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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here-  not angry just grossed out. Can't believe the kids don't have to go home and be checked before they can come back.  [/quote]

We were told that the official policy is that if a family self-reports, the child must be cleared by the school nurse before going back to school. Also that it would be helpful to bring the treatment we used to show the nurse. Lice was going around DD's class this fall. The school sent home flyers reminding parents to check their kids and saying that there had been cases of lice in DD's grade. When DD had lice, I shampooed and combed and then shampooed and combed again a week later per the instructions. Two weeks after the first case (after being clean for two weeks), she had them again, so I strongly suspect that the other parents were not checking/treating/reporting. I was told that DCPS cannot do any more than that. That even if there is a case reported in one class/grade, they couldn't proactively check the whole class. I understand not checking the whole school, but I think that not checking the class makes little sense. I don't think very highly of our school nurse, and strongly suspect that not checking is mostly him being lazy, rather than an official prohibition.[/quote]

If they reappeared two weeks later, it is most likely because you stopped combing and there were still eggs.  Once you get them, you must comb every other day for several weeks.  Don't blame others for your mistakes.[/quote]

Agree. Girl, you gotta comb, comb, and then comb again.

The newly hatched juveniles are the toughest ones to harness. They're very tiny and good at hiding. It's easier to comb the adults and nits. You can miss the babies, they reach sexual maturity in a week or so, lay eggs, and then those hatch in another week. Bingo, there's your two week cycle, and you have another infestation to manage. [/quote]

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