This has helped to destigmatize the situation as well. As to the silkworm-eating mice: totally out of my league :)
Cheers,
Bill
--- On Sat, 5/24/08, marty@UCLS.UCHICAGO.EDU <marty@UCLS.UCHICAGO.EDU> wrote:
> From: marty@UCLS.UCHICAGO.EDU <marty@UCLS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
> Subject: Re: communication and lice
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Saturday, May 24, 2008, 8:22 AM
> I'm a parent in our lower school, which is probably the
> only reason I can
> give feedback on this. When there's a case of head
> lice, a note goes home
> in the backpack of each kid in that homeroom, simply saying
> that there has
> been a case of head lice in the class and listing what to
> look for and how
> to deal with it. The child isn't named, so perhaps
> that's enough to
> protect privacy.
>
> The parents just sigh and start inspecting heads. There
> doesn't seem to
> be any stigma attached. The kids don't (at least mine
> don't) come home
> talking about somebody having lice, and I haven't
> encountered any teasing
> about it at school. I think we're pretty good at
> treating the occasional
> bout of lice as part of lower school life -- perhaps
> that's an attitude
> that has been consciously crafted by our administration; I
> don't know.
>
> Our LS teachers are also great at modeling not freaking out
> about the
> occasional mouse in the classroom. One 1st grade class had
> two science
> projects eaten up by mice: drying different kinds of grapes
> to see which
> made the best raisins, and raising silkworms. The mice got
> 'em both.
> Oops. But I digress...
>
> Hope this helps,
> - marty
> --
> Marty Billingsley
> The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
>
>
> Sue Groesbeck 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. =20
> >
> > 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?=20
> >
> > Thank you,=20
> > Sue Groesbeck
>
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