If head lice is detected on a student, parents/carers will be notified and the student will be required to stay at home until after a treatment has been completed. DVSDS will send a school head lice alert to all families.
Parents and carers have the primary responsibility for the detection and treatment of head lice. Parent/carer responsibilities include:
- Not sending their child to school with untreated head lice
- Regularly checking for lice or eggs in their child’s hear
- Notify the school if their child is affected and when treatment commenced
- Using safe and appropriate treatments
DVSDS responsibilities include:
- Alerting parents/carers of an infestation
- Using discretion to avoid identifying individuals
- Encouraging parents to tie back long hair
- Avoid learning activities that minimise head-to-head contact
- Performing visual check of a student’s hair if head lice suspected
- Performing a physical check by the school nurse, if head lice suspected (parent consent required)