Dear Adler Parents,
We need your help. We have an ongoing problem with lice reoccurring in our classrooms. This is very hard to combat at school without significant parent help at home. While students who have nits cannot be excluded from school, if the nits are not treated and removed, the nits can turn into live lice and spread. Once a child has a live bug, they are not allowed to stay at school and must be treated before they return to school. Here are some resources and tips to help combat this common issue within schools:
Tips to help stop lice/nits from spreading:
Videos on how to check my child for lice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMqj88S8lMg
https://www.liceclinicsofamerica.com/landing/vernon-hills/
Tips for getting rid of lice:
https://www.aad.org/media/news-releases/1d68bb5e-a287-4b87-8349-c323eb2d8c93
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20641598,00.html#how-to-get-rid-of-head-lice-0
Local experts on lice removal:
Lice Clinics of America: Vernon Hills –
https://www.liceclinicsofamerica.com/landing/vernon-hills/
Thank you for your assistance with this health issue. It is almost impossible to stop the spread of lice without parent assistance at home.
Thank you,
Ms. Hutchinson and Mrs. Bongle
We need your help. We have an ongoing problem with lice reoccurring in our classrooms. This is very hard to combat at school without significant parent help at home. While students who have nits cannot be excluded from school, if the nits are not treated and removed, the nits can turn into live lice and spread. Once a child has a live bug, they are not allowed to stay at school and must be treated before they return to school. Here are some resources and tips to help combat this common issue within schools:
Tips to help stop lice/nits from spreading:
- Check you child each night before going to bed
- Discourage any sharing of hats, hair brushes or anything worn on the head
- Be aware that sleepovers are a common place for lice bugs to spread from head to head
Videos on how to check my child for lice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMqj88S8lMg
https://www.liceclinicsofamerica.com/landing/vernon-hills/
Tips for getting rid of lice:
https://www.aad.org/media/news-releases/1d68bb5e-a287-4b87-8349-c323eb2d8c93
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20641598,00.html#how-to-get-rid-of-head-lice-0
Local experts on lice removal:
Lice Clinics of America: Vernon Hills –
https://www.liceclinicsofamerica.com/landing/vernon-hills/
Thank you for your assistance with this health issue. It is almost impossible to stop the spread of lice without parent assistance at home.
Thank you,
Ms. Hutchinson and Mrs. Bongle