Proposed Texas Legislation - Dumb or Dumber?

[OldDude]

Huh?? The motivation for this bill before the Texas legislature is up for any and all speculation. I can't relate any real purpose, objectivity, or what outcome it is supposed to produce; other than fanning the flames of hysteria over something that isn't a public health hazard. Talk about one step forward and a great leap backwards.

Bad Request

I'll let you know the outcome.

[bluebonnetrn, BSN, RN]

[cooties_are_real]

Bingo!!

This is silly, and as BeckyESRN already mentioned, they want you to provide CDC recommendations, but not actually follow them?

Makes me wonder if they have even read the recommendations.

[iggywench, BSN, RN]

Do we know yet if it went through or not? I know lice is always a hot topic, and my district has a very clear policy re: notifying parents, but not doing classroom head checks, and not sending letters home to other students. That doesn't prevent the teachers from freaking out and sending several students from the same class for head checks, though. It's gotten so bad at my former school that the teachers complained to the point that the principal (who was on the committee that wrote our lice policy) got involved and made the nurse keep a student in the clinic for several hours until the parents could pick him/her up.

[BeckyESRN]

It's gotten so bad at my former school that the teachers complained to the point that the principal (who was on the committee that wrote our lice policy) got involved and made the nurse keep a student in the clinic for several hours until the parents could pick him/her up.

I hate that the uninformed/misinformed get to make these decisions. Guess what, teacher? If I can see lice and nits on that kid's head, they've probably had it for 4 weeks, what difference is a few hours going to make? Also, knowing that a child has lice(none of the teacher's business anyway) should not change anything in the classroom.

[SchoolNurseTXstyle]

(1)AAthe parent of the child with lice as soon as practicable but not later than 48 hours after the administrator or nurse, as applicable, determines or becomes aware of that fact; and (2)the parent of each child assigned to the same classroom as the child with lice not later than the fifth school day after the date on which the administrator or nurse, as applicable, determines or becomes aware of that fact.

Ok - #1, we already do. But #2 is ridiculous for 1 isolated case. I am in a middle school where the kids have 7 classes daily!!! That can mean A LOT of letters.

HUGE STEP BACK!!!