Friday, May 23, 2008

Re: communication and lice

Here's another email from the listserv. This might even be a topic to
add to the SY book this year.


Elizabeth A. Wheeler, Esq. / 610-854-6252
Editor: Private Education Law Report
Legal Update for Teachers
Center for Education and Employment Law
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-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Larry Kligman
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 6:13 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: communication and lice

Sue,
We send a letter out to the grade level notifying other parents in the
grade that we had this situation.
The school nurse also checks every child in that grade.

If you would like a copy of the letter we send out, please let me know.

Larry

Larry Kligman ('85), Middle School Director Abraham Joshua Heschel Day
School
17701 Devonshire Street
Northridge, CA 91325
www.heschel.com
main: 818.368.5781 x505
fax: 818.360.6162
Larry_Kligman@ajhds.com

Tradition ~ Character ~ Community

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
writes:
>I have a "friend" who runs a school and "he" wants to know what you do
>about lice in your school. (I don't want to admit we might have lice
>ever!)
>
>One of the concerns is that a family generally tries to hide the fact
>that they have lice. The school nurse is wonderful and is diligent and

>steadfast. However, when she occasionally finds a lice case, she
>doesn't advertise it around - under the HIPPA constraints. Might there
>be a way to stop the spread if we had a way to let parents know whom to

>avoid? I know that sounds harsh.
>
>What have you done, policy-wise or with a simple communication tool, to

>let parents know when there might be a case or an outbreak - without
>breaking confidentiality concerns?
>
>Thank you,
>Sue Groesbeck

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