Anonymous
05/20/2019 09:42
Subject: Lice - school policy question
When this happens at our school I do daily checks of my kids and weekly comb through. Dd (with long thick hair) even shared a locker with a lice positive kid and she never got it. Mostly out of luck, probably. .
Anonymous
05/19/2019 17:19
Subject: Re:Lice - school policy question
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Weekly or twice a week checks is perfect. We do them at my house on Friday. If you catch the adults before they lay eggs, no issues. If you catch the eggs before they hatch, no issues.
If there is a known outbreak, you should put hair up in bun and check every night.
Schools don’t send kids home, parents use the shampoo instead of the comb because they think it works but the lice are resistant and then people don’t report the outbreak for fear of stigma. So the cycle continues but you can be lice free all the time if you comb once per week.
I don't think my son is quite old enough for a man bun. Boys get lice too.
Put a lot of gel in your boys' hair and don't wash it for a few days at a time. Dirty hair and hair with product in it are not appealing to lice. Also you can take off his clothes and run them through the dryer when he gets home from school each day. Honestly I think OP is overreacting.
Anonymous
05/19/2019 16:12
Subject: Re:Lice - school policy question
Anonymous wrote:Weekly or twice a week checks is perfect. We do them at my house on Friday. If you catch the adults before they lay eggs, no issues. If you catch the eggs before they hatch, no issues.
If there is a known outbreak, you should put hair up in bun and check every night.
Schools don’t send kids home, parents use the shampoo instead of the comb because they think it works but the lice are resistant and then people don’t report the outbreak for fear of stigma. So the cycle continues but you can be lice free all the time if you comb once per week.
I don't think my son is quite old enough for a man bun. Boys get lice too.
Anonymous
05/18/2019 20:41
Subject: Lice - school policy question
No, you are not overreacting. Too many families under react. Lice is a big deal and difficult to get rid of. The people who send the kids to school with lice or half-built the treatment must really hate the other kids and their parents.
Anonymous
05/13/2019 10:10
Subject: Lice - school policy question
I assume you are a preschool since you mentioned stuffed animals.
My guess - not everyone took care of car seats. with little kids it is really hard since the kids are always on the rug - laying down etc.
Bottom line - unless the school is hiring additional staff to do lice checks - I would not want to or EXPECT teachers to do this. Does you preschool have a PTA that can hire the lice lady to come for the day?
My guess - not everyone took care of car seats. with little kids it is really hard since the kids are always on the rug - laying down etc.
Bottom line - unless the school is hiring additional staff to do lice checks - I would not want to or EXPECT teachers to do this. Does you preschool have a PTA that can hire the lice lady to come for the day?
Anonymous
05/13/2019 10:10
Subject: Lice - school policy question
Anonymous wrote:If you buy one of the metal combs and do a preventive combing every week or so you should be able to keep your kid from getting them. To me that would seem like something effective that's within your control, and far easier than trying to get the school to start doing things differently.
This. "Head checks" are ineffective as there is no way to spot every nit or louse without a thorough comb through. That is obviously beyond the scope of what a school can be expected to do. Just comb your kid out correctly once or twice a week and you will remove anything she has been exposed to before it has time to breed.
Anonymous
05/13/2019 10:09
Subject: Re:Lice - school policy question
Weekly or twice a week checks is perfect. We do them at my house on Friday. If you catch the adults before they lay eggs, no issues. If you catch the eggs before they hatch, no issues.
If there is a known outbreak, you should put hair up in bun and check every night.
Schools don’t send kids home, parents use the shampoo instead of the comb because they think it works but the lice are resistant and then people don’t report the outbreak for fear of stigma. So the cycle continues but you can be lice free all the time if you comb once per week.
If there is a known outbreak, you should put hair up in bun and check every night.
Schools don’t send kids home, parents use the shampoo instead of the comb because they think it works but the lice are resistant and then people don’t report the outbreak for fear of stigma. So the cycle continues but you can be lice free all the time if you comb once per week.
Anonymous
05/13/2019 10:06
Subject: Lice - school policy question
Anonymous wrote:Wanted opinions on if I am overreacting - there is a lice outbreak at our school and school policy states they will do head checks on all students before entering and then do that again at 7 and 30 days. Two weeks ago the outbreak started and they did things like was the stuffed animals but no head checks when students came in. Now there was another outbreak, did head checks and said no more cases. A concerned parent asked to have a lice clinic check the kids and they ended up finding four more cases which tells me the teachers didn’t do a good job checking. The director told us checks would be done on Monday morning when kids came in - also did not happen today.
I am pissed off - while I know lice aren’t going to harm a child, they are gross and if my kid gets it, I’ll have to take off work to manage it which is a huge pain. Am I overreacting? Any advice for how to handle? I am mad that policy is not being followed and they are totally lying to us.
I don't think it is reasonable to expect a person inexperienced with checking for lice to conduct exams on a bunch of kids and have the same accuracy as a lice clinic. I think you have to assume it's either not being done or not being done well enough and proceed accordingly with your own preventative measures and checks.
Anonymous
05/13/2019 10:02
Subject: Lice - school policy question
You don’t have to take off work to manage live. You check each night. If you find something, comb them out and use treatment.
Anonymous
05/13/2019 09:58
Subject: Lice - school policy question
Anonymous wrote:Op here - I know some schools have loosened the standards but ours hasn’t so they would force her to come home and me to miss work which is the problem. So if I have to abide by their policy, I want them managing their side of the policy as stated.
Don’t want to call out the school by name, just wanted thoughts on how to handle!
I agree that your school did more than most. Buy a good metal lice comb, and if you are that concerned, put conditioner or something else in your kids' hair and comb you kids' hair out every night or every other night, wiping the excess onto a paper towel. You will get any lice before they can cause any problems and won't have to worry about missing work.
Anonymous
05/13/2019 09:57
Subject: Lice - school policy question
If you buy one of the metal combs and do a preventive combing every week or so you should be able to keep your kid from getting them. To me that would seem like something effective that's within your control, and far easier than trying to get the school to start doing things differently.
Anonymous
05/13/2019 09:47
Subject: Lice - school policy question
Op here - I know some schools have loosened the standards but ours hasn’t so they would force her to come home and me to miss work which is the problem. So if I have to abide by their policy, I want them managing their side of the policy as stated.
Don’t want to call out the school by name, just wanted thoughts on how to handle!
Don’t want to call out the school by name, just wanted thoughts on how to handle!
Anonymous
05/13/2019 09:36
Subject: Lice - school policy question
Most school systems wouldn't even do that, OP. Most schools also don't send a kid home for lice anymore because it's been proven to be more detrimental - kids miss school, parents miss work, kids don't come back quickly etc.
Have your kid wear their hair up and use something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Nit-Free-Peppermint-Spray-Prevention/dp/B00AEDP2BA/
Have your kid wear their hair up and use something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Nit-Free-Peppermint-Spray-Prevention/dp/B00AEDP2BA/
Anonymous
05/13/2019 09:35
Subject: Lice - school policy question
If you name the school here, I guarantee you that they’ll step up. You are absolutely not over-reacting.
Anonymous
05/13/2019 09:32
Subject: Lice - school policy question
Wanted opinions on if I am overreacting - there is a lice outbreak at our school and school policy states they will do head checks on all students before entering and then do that again at 7 and 30 days. Two weeks ago the outbreak started and they did things like was the stuffed animals but no head checks when students came in. Now there was another outbreak, did head checks and said no more cases. A concerned parent asked to have a lice clinic check the kids and they ended up finding four more cases which tells me the teachers didn’t do a good job checking. The director told us checks would be done on Monday morning when kids came in - also did not happen today.
I am pissed off - while I know lice aren’t going to harm a child, they are gross and if my kid gets it, I’ll have to take off work to manage it which is a huge pain. Am I overreacting? Any advice for how to handle? I am mad that policy is not being followed and they are totally lying to us.
I am pissed off - while I know lice aren’t going to harm a child, they are gross and if my kid gets it, I’ll have to take off work to manage it which is a huge pain. Am I overreacting? Any advice for how to handle? I am mad that policy is not being followed and they are totally lying to us.