Lice Screening (1 of 3)

Schools regularly have to deal with the issue of what to do about head lice when it flares up. The spread of head lice is most prevalent in schools because students are regularly in close contact with each other. Head lice is passed by direct head to head contact 90% of the time. Screening for head lice at key times during the course of the school year is essential for lessening the chance of it spreading to others. Finding a head lice infestation in the earliest stages makes the removal process a lot less time consuming and less stressful on families.

Our school community is the perfect place to start normalizing the subject of head lice and is the ideal environment to teach preventive measures that everyone can learn and practice together. This also helps in the negative stigma that unfortunately is still associated with head lice. Education is truly…