In effort to ensure we are doing everything possible to
avoid the further spread of lice in our school, I am asking you to take
specific precautions with your students. I understand that some of these
requests will be unpopular and that they may require creativity in how you
manage certain experiences or learning opportunities. If you are unable
to troubleshoot alternatives, please see Brit, Brian or me for support or
suggestions. If students ask questions about different procedures, please
make sure they are not being told it’s about lice. They should just be
told it is a new practice in the classroom. The more we explain things to
students and parents, the more it worries everyone. Think of it like good
hand washing during cold and flu season…just good practice.
- All students’ belongings should be hung up on hooks or in an individual cubby, rather than bunched in a pile on the floor.
- In extracurricular activities (band, chorus, book clubs, drama club, Rachel’s Challenge, Spanish Club, Fit kid, etc…), students’ belongings should be set down separately rather than in a pile together.
- Headphones should not be shared.
- Pillows and other cozy fabric items should be put away. This includes stuffed animals. Please ask students to leave plush toys at home. If you have a plush class mascot, and only one child will use it for the week, you may continue to use it. It needs to be washed by the teacher and dried in a hot dryer cycle at the beginning of the week before being given to the next student.
- Chairs with upholstery or fabric cushions should not be used by students.
- Helmets, hats, outerwear should not be shared.
- Dramatic play items (costumes, santa hats, aprons, etc…) should not be shared.
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