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ii p 4 weekender saturday june 6 1998 ms parents scratching heads over lice invasion infestations out of control at york region schools parents demand answers boards say deal with it at home jennifer brown staff reporter a group of keswick parents wants the public school board to review its policy on head lice a problem they say isnt being controlled in some york region schools in fact rl graham parents debbie gor don and yvonne mackinnon believe infes tations are on the rise as the pesky bugs become resistant to treatments we have found no consistency in the handling of outbreaks in head lice cases gordon told the school board during a pre sentation monday night at rl graham there have been 19 cases of head lice since november and out of 1 1 schools in georgina there have been over 100 cases discovered since the march break gordon told trustees that the group of 10 per week based on full program weight loss wellness of canada medically screened guaranteed results safe easy weight loss 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in two hours and since they began checking every five weeks out breaks have dropped dramatically but this is not just ageorgina problem warns gor don who wants the board to pro duce a brochure instructing people how to check for head lice head lice takes its toll on a childs selfesteem theres a stig ma attached to it she said explaining that her own daughter had an infestation last fall the children are shunned by their class mates if a child has chronic head lice they miss many days of school anytime i see anything that causes children to weep with sorrow it breaks my heart the issue is one that hits close to home for gordon whose three children had lice at the same time last fall every day i was picking because every day the eggs mature and the shampoos dont kill freshly laid eggs many children end up missing several days of school because they cant get rid of the lice it also means they have repeatedly been exposed to pesticide treatments all public and separate schools in georgina have been contacted by gordon and mackinnon to coordi nate checks because the children interact with each other after school hours students are also rechecked before they are admitted back to class the parents who examine students will remove up to five nits but if they find more than five or a live bug students are sent home until they are nit free during a recent recheck at rl graham out of nine children two still had live bugs 10 days later gordon wants the board to insist all schools check their students the first week of september after christ mas break and after march break she is also asking they produce a brochure to educate school councils on how to get checks done but the board and public health department insist head lice is a problem that must be controlled at home adult lome 2330 days until a decade ago public health nurses were respon sible for checking head lice in ontario schools were then left with the responsibility and even though the board has a no nit policy meaning children found to have lice are sent home for treatment their role in prevention isnt large enough said gordon associate director joe allin said the board will make sure the infor mation and process developed by the rl graham parents will be shared with other schools but beyond that the nagging problem may persist the package from rl graham is wonderful said allin what we are able to do is make sure the kinds of programs already in our schools are shared with other schools he said a video put together by a secretary at jersey public school in keswick has been shared with other schools ultimately though the board does not want to get into the nitpicking business the folks cursed with this are always looking for us to enforce something but we cant go into peoples homes said allin adding if a child receives proper treatment he should be able to return to school within 24 hours we cant control what happens at home the bed ding should be bagged and washed in a solution with the potency to kill the iiits we know that for the kids who are sent home multiple times because they have seemingly been reinfested it is a huge frustration for parents in some schools principals and secretaries have taken on the job of checking for lice but unless a vigilant approach is adopted gordon warned the problem wont improve i know public health and thisboard have huge con cerns in other areas right now but i feel we are over looking children in a way that we might someday look back and wish we had addressed the issue sooner bring a friend eye wear invent pfc for yourself si 3 i pair up ivr arrakgidl 2 pairs from value styles fashion exclosives designer brands 139 199 269 prices include frame plastic single vision lenses optical ijg eyecore professionals you can trust scarborough town ctr 4162960171 ext 566 markville shopping centre 905 9461866 ext 565 promenade mall 905 7313388 ext 565 fairview mall 416 5023737 ext 565 f jaw 13 iwl son nflridfoa offf fc ion art k 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