Message from the Nurse's Office
Published on Sep 11, 2018 15:56
Dear Cumberland Valley
Parents/Guardians:
As we enter the time of year
in which head lice becomes more prevalent, we would like to take a moment to
encourage parents to please check your child’s head at least once a week
throughout the school year. Signs of infestation are head scratching or a
sudden appearance of white specks in the hair. The white specks may be
the nits or eggs that the head louse has laid. Nits may be found on the
hair shaft about 1/4 - 1/2” away from the scalp and are found more often
behind the ears, in bangs, and at the base of the neck. Eggs or nits look
like a fleck of dandruff, but they do not come off the hair shaft unless you
scrape them with your fingernail. Nits feel like a grain of sand stuck to the
hair. If you have any concerns about your child, or if you find head lice in
your child’s hair, please contact the school nurse. More information can be
found at www.cvschools.org/HeadLice.
Thank you.
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