Comments on: Portland Public Schools & Its Lice Policy http://wackymommy.org/blog/archive/2007/04/21/portland_public_schools_its_lice_policy/ Because I Said So Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:46:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kelly Addison http://wackymommy.org/blog/archive/2007/04/21/portland_public_schools_its_lice_policy/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Kelly Addison Wed, 09 May 2007 21:40:43 +0000 http://wackymommy.org/blog/archive/2007/04/21/portland_public_schools_its_lice_policy/#comment-3222 Wacky Mom and others - Thank you for standing up and speaking out, you are not alone! I started a group called PAHLS (Parents Advocating Head Lice Solutions). Schools across the country, including ours in WI, have been looking for ways to reduce absenteeism thanks to the No Child Left Behind Act (Federal) and the AAP. AAP supported No-Nit Policies till this act. Our school TRIED to get rid of our head checks b/c our school nurse went to the NASN conf and was told by her mentor to get rid of them and our no-nit policies, following AAP recommendations. Well us parents are following guidelines and recommendation from “head lice experts” and the best I have found is Katie Shepherd of Lice Solutions, FL. www.licesolutions.org ~ only non profit treatment facility in the country, also research & study. Lice & nit removal for all income levels, help has to be there for all, infact over 60% are free or at reduced payments. So what do we do when school, State snd US Reps, DPI, Dept of Health, school boards, school admin and school nurses refuse to listen to us parents and our concerns? I attended 5 cons mtgs, a petition w/hundreds of signatures. Privacy? We do not post! Search? Atty said the only reasonable cause we need to do checks is that headlice exists! Results are few? 3 cases left unnoticed can spread like wildfire if schools don’t check, just look at KA where in April 200 students went home and 18 teachers. If we don't check we don't know what is there and THIS puts children and teachers at unnecessary risk of head lice! Why don't more Legislatures and Feds do something for us? I have letters from them all, pass the buck. I will never accept head lice as a way of life nor should we, we live in the US, not a 3rd world country! How much do schools gain from federal grant monies from the No Child Left Behind Act? Why are Dept of Ed’s in this country misinterpreting the No Child Left Behind Act? I'm talking w/atty's, civil litigation and Civil Rights. I applaud State Rep Jennifer Mann in PA for being brave enough to recognize the need for more proactive measures in keeping our kids and teachers safe-something MOST elected officials refuse to do. We all need to check and see if our schools are complying with state health code like PA. It is sick that so few care and turn a blind eye, I guess this is why its up to us to keep pressure on them. I have found atty's to help for probono. It is tiring trying to find those to help for free, but they are there. I’ll continue to do school wide head checks and helping families for FREE in our schools since our schools are to lazy to be responsible! We do not know what’s there unless we check, period! While I certainly do not want to see any child "left behind", I certainly do not want to see a country forced to live with head lice. Look me up in WI, I'd love to share stories and what atty's have helped us with so far. I'm still digging into state health code...in time we WILL find the answers to this MESS and they WILL have to answer to US PARENTS! Keep good records of everything, it has helped me with the attys:) Wacky Mom and others – Thank you for standing up and speaking out, you are not alone! I started a group called PAHLS (Parents Advocating Head Lice Solutions). Schools across the country, including ours in WI, have been looking for ways to reduce absenteeism thanks to the No Child Left Behind Act (Federal) and the AAP. AAP supported No-Nit Policies till this act. Our school TRIED to get rid of our head checks b/c our school nurse went to the NASN conf and was told by her mentor to get rid of them and our no-nit policies, following AAP recommendations. Well us parents are following guidelines and recommendation from “head lice experts” and the best I have found is Katie Shepherd of Lice Solutions, FL. http://www.licesolutions.org ~ only non profit treatment facility in the country, also research & study. Lice & nit removal for all income levels, help has to be there for all, infact over 60% are free or at reduced payments. So what do we do when school, State snd US Reps, DPI, Dept of Health, school boards, school admin and school nurses refuse to listen to us parents and our concerns? I attended 5 cons mtgs, a petition w/hundreds of signatures. Privacy? We do not post! Search? Atty said the only reasonable cause we need to do checks is that headlice exists! Results are few? 3 cases left unnoticed can spread like wildfire if schools don’t check, just look at KA where in April 200 students went home and 18 teachers. If we don’t check we don’t know what is there and THIS puts children and teachers at unnecessary risk of head lice! Why don’t more Legislatures and Feds do something for us? I have letters from them all, pass the buck. I will never accept head lice as a way of life nor should we, we live in the US, not a 3rd world country! How much do schools gain from federal grant monies from the No Child Left Behind Act? Why are Dept of Ed’s in this country misinterpreting the No Child Left Behind Act? I’m talking w/atty’s, civil litigation and Civil Rights. I applaud State Rep Jennifer Mann in PA for being brave enough to recognize the need for more proactive measures in keeping our kids and teachers safe-something MOST elected officials refuse to do. We all need to check and see if our schools are complying with state health code like PA. It is sick that so few care and turn a blind eye, I guess this is why its up to us to keep pressure on them. I have found atty’s to help for probono. It is tiring trying to find those to help for free, but they are there. I’ll continue to do school wide head checks and helping families for FREE in our schools since our schools are to lazy to be responsible! We do not know what’s there unless we check, period! While I certainly do not want to see any child “left behind”, I certainly do not want to see a country forced to live with head lice. Look me up in WI, I’d love to share stories and what atty’s have helped us with so far. I’m still digging into state health code…in time we WILL find the answers to this MESS and they WILL have to answer to US PARENTS! Keep good records of everything, it has helped me with the attys:)

]]> By: LIB http://wackymommy.org/blog/archive/2007/04/21/portland_public_schools_its_lice_policy/comment-page-1/#comment-2519 LIB Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:23:14 +0000 http://wackymommy.org/blog/archive/2007/04/21/portland_public_schools_its_lice_policy/#comment-2519 I have an ant infestation in my kitchen. I know that, as bugs go, ants aren't that big of a deal. I have the ant traps and they're almost completely gone. Yet, the ant problem TOTALY. CREEPS. ME. OUT. So, I don't feel like you need to pologize AT ALL for writining another "Lice Post". Writing about it probably helps. The LEAST we can do is read about it. Sending big ((hugs)) your way!!!!! I have an ant infestation in my kitchen. I know that, as bugs go, ants aren’t that big of a deal. I have the ant traps and they’re almost completely gone. Yet, the ant problem TOTALY. CREEPS. ME. OUT.

So, I don’t feel like you need to pologize AT ALL for writining another “Lice Post”. Writing about it probably helps. The LEAST we can do is read about it.

Sending big ((hugs)) your way!!!!!

]]> By: Mallory http://wackymommy.org/blog/archive/2007/04/21/portland_public_schools_its_lice_policy/comment-page-1/#comment-2499 Mallory Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:05:39 +0000 http://wackymommy.org/blog/archive/2007/04/21/portland_public_schools_its_lice_policy/#comment-2499 Anyone who says it is not a huge deal has not had to deal with it personally, period. I say, let your kids share a pillow with the prinipal, the school board, hey even Castillo. If its such a no big deal and all... Between the school violence and all the frickin viruses and the drama of middle school, don't think I haven't eyed the homeschooling option...there is even an alternative school in the Portland school district that is all "distance learning" by computer for the lesson plans and the parent home schools the rest. But I too am overruled. Anyone who says it is not a huge deal has not had to deal with it personally, period. I say, let your kids share a pillow with the prinipal, the school board, hey even Castillo. If its such a no big deal and all…

Between the school violence and all the frickin viruses and the drama of middle school, don’t think I haven’t eyed the homeschooling option…there is even an alternative school in the Portland school district that is all “distance learning” by computer for the lesson plans and the parent home schools the rest. But I too am overruled.

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