Lice, Lice and more Lice

[GdBSN]

Today should be known as lice Wednesday. I have had six cases today, four in the clinic at the same time. I am itching all over. One student is a habitual repeat offender, not her fault, but a lazy parent who likes to blame it on the school. So the mother states (in a pissy voice), "I am tired of dealing with this, she always gets it from the classroom." So I walk back to the classroom to see what's going on. The student sits at a table with 2 boys with buzz cuts and an African American girl who has her hair braided and tied up. Only three other girls in the class with long hair, all pulled up, no reports of lice. Sorry Mom your story just doesn't add up.

[Cattz, ADN]

Depends on the viewer :)

[BeckyESRN]

Parents just love to hate head lice! I had 4 cases in 1 day and you would have thought the world was ending! No one knows how their little snowflake could have possible "been infected".

Parent:"The only places they go are school and home, so they must be passing it around at school"

Ummm...no ma'am, your children are the only reported cases in the entire building.

Parent: "What are you going to do to protect my children from this?"

Exactly nothing, no need. It's annoying, but not a health hazard.

Parent: "Well, you need to check everyone in that school because someone is infecting my children"

No one is infecting anyone. and No, nope, not happening.

Parent: "You need to check these specific kids because they always play with mine and are probably the cause of it. And you should be letting parents know every time someone has lice so that we can keep out children safe from it"

Nope. But it wouldn't be a bad idea for you to notify the parents that your child has lice, so that they can be diligent in checking their children as well.

Parent: "No one needs to know that my child has lice, that's absurd."

Yep, sure is. Glad we have reached an understanding