Well, as I said I would, Jackson and Nathan didn't return to school today due to the issue of lice in the classrooms prior to Christmas vacation. I requested the nurse of both schools to do a complete head check on each child in their class. If everyone checked out OK then they would return to school tomorrow. Jackson's class is OK. Nathan's (as I expected) has 3 children with eggs in their hair. LAUSD's policy is that they send a letter home to all the parents of the children in the class to make them aware of the issue. An additional note goes home at the end of the day to the students with the actual problem. After consulting with David, I told the nurse that Nathan will not return to school until all the students in his class are free from lice and eggs. I also left a message with the Principal to discuss further.
I have learned far more than I have EVER wanted to learn about this subject and I do not feel it's in any of my family's best interest to be intentionally exposed to this disgusting, costly, time consuming pest.
I've requested all school work from Nathan's teacher but I don't know that they'll give it since it's my choice to keep him home. Fine by me, I'll pull out workbooks from homeschooling Jackson last year and continue to practice working on Nathan's blooming reading skills.
Funny quote from boys today:
Me: Nathan, stop bugging about this
Jackson: Ya, you're like acting like lice...a BUG!
Nathan: Not ahhh...
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