i. Parents will be notified and student(s) will be sent home for treatment. ii. Provide the parents/guardians with current information about the treatment of head lice. iii. The student may return to school 72 hours after treatment begins if,
a. upon screening by school personnel, there are no live lice; and b. parents/guardians satisfactorily report the treatment procedures were used properly.
iv. If after 72 hours, there are still live lice, the student is to remain home for treatment until there are no visible lice. C. Community Notification i. If only one student has a confirmed case of head lice, and parents are notified, notification of other parents is not necessary. ii. If between 2 and 4 students from different households have a confirmed case of head lice within a two week period, and parents are notified, parents of other students who closely associate with the infected student(s) may be notified. iii. If 5 or more students from different households have a confirmed case of head lice within a two week period, and parents are notified, parents of other students in the school may be notified.
D. Bed Bugs
1. Preventing Transmission School nurses, with the help of the administration, shall provide educational information (Administrative Bed Bug Protocol) to parents/guardians and school personnel regarding bed bugs, upon request or as needed. 2. Managing Bed Bugs a. Employees shall report a child suspected of being infested with bed bugs to administration immediately. b. If bed bugs are visible on a child or the child’s belongings: i. administrators shall discretely remove the student and the student’s belongings from class and attempt to collect a specimen. Belongings will be retained in a plastic bag until the end of the school day or when parents take the student(s) home.
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siblings of the student may be screened for bed bugs.
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parents will be notified and student(s) will be sent home for treatment. provide the parents/guardians with current information about the treatment of bed bugs.
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