Lice

__**We need your help**__. The best prevention of head lice is to perform weekly checks on your **own** child(ren) to look for lice and nits.

**Here are a few steps you can follow to help us stay ahead of lice: **
 * 1) Watch for signs of head lice, such as frequent head scratching. Anyone can get head lice, from another person or from sharing hats, brushes, combs, etc.
 * 2) Check all family members for lice or nits (lice eggs) at least once a week. It may be helpful to use a bright light and a magnifying glass.
 * 3) Remove all nits from the hair; they may stay on the hair even after treatment.
 * 4) Treat only those family members who do have lice. Buy a lice product at the drug store, call your doctor or school nurse for more information. Follow package directions carefully.

**How Lice Spread ** Lice spread from person to person when people are in close contact or when they share clothing or personal items that have been in contact with the head or neck of a person with head lice. Sleepovers are the number one place where head lice are spread.

**Remember: ** Lice do not fly or jump: they can only crawl. Lice may infect anyone. Check the entire head. Lice like to lay their eggs behind the ears, on the back of the head above the neck and on the top of the head. But you might find adult lice anywhere on the head. The best way to remove nits is pulling them out with your fingers.

**To get rid of head lice, you must do 2 things: **
 * 1) Remove **__ALL__** live lice from the head
 * 2) Remove **__ALL__** the nits from the hair

Check for head lice once a week. Fridays are a great day to check heads. If you find lice, you can start treating over the weekend and your child(ren) will avoid missing school. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in;">Make head checks a part of your family’s personal hygiene routine.

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the school nurse 524-8733.

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Lice Education Website

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">[|QUICK GUIDE FOR REMOVING HEAD LICE] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES POSITION STATEMENT ON HEAD LICE

http://www.nasn.org/PolicyAdvocacy/PositionPapersandReports/NASNPositionStatementsFullView/tabid/462/ArticleId/40/Pediculosis-Management-in-the-School-Setting-Revised-2011

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <span style="color: #ff0033; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow;">21 Surprising Things You Might Not Know About Head Lice <span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow;">Gerri Harvey, RN, M.Ed. <span style="color: #3333cc; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow;">School Nurse Perspectives [] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Looking to teach your kids about head lice? Visit this site for some fun education geared toward kids. [|www.headlice.org/kids/]

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Interested in trying and alternative treatment for head lice rather than lice shampoo? Olive Oil treatment schedule:

[]

2/8/2012: Ask your doctor about a new head lice treatment by Sanofi-Aventis unit approved by FDA []

Visit NitsEnd and use the LouseBuster: http://www.nhliceremoval.com/index.html

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

To view the Laconia School Districts statement on Pediculosis (lice), click on link below: []

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Taken from WHS Parent Handbook: WHS school lice policy

__**Head Lice Procedures**__ • When a child is suspected of having head lice, the child will see the school nurse for diagnosis. • If head lice are diagnosed, the parent will be called and the student will be sent home for treatment. • The parent will be given information by the school nurse about the medical procedures for treatment of head lice to be used at home. • Siblings in the same school will also be checked. The nurse will check friends of the students of those who have had close proximity. • The nurse will inform the teacher (s) of the student that head lice have been diagnosed. • The nurse will inform the building principal. • Support and training will be provided to parents of students with head lice. • Students will be checked for live head lice and nits before they are readmitted to school. a. Students who continue to have live lice will be sent home. b. Students who have nits will be admitted to class with a communication to parents that there are nits remaining and that additional treatment is required (nit picking) c. School nurses will continue to check students until they are clear. • Students that are repeatedly re-infested will be referred to a local agency to gain assistance for the family. a. If a family has chronic diagnosis of head lice, the school nurse will offer support to the parents from Community Health and Hospice. b. The school nurse will explain to the family that there are community health nurses available to do home visits to assist the family in treating the child and assessing the environment. c. If the family is interested in this support, the school nurse will call CHH, 524-8444 and speak with either Anne Marie Mercuri or Joyce Porter. d The school nurse will offer the CHH nurses pertinent family information including name, address and phone number.

Head Lice Life Cycle