CDC OVERTURNS DECADES OF PRECEDENT, LOW KEEPING KIDS WITH LICE IN SCHOOL?
It’s been many, many years since I remember having lice as a child. I had thick hair, which made dealing with them a chore, and then an eventual haircut. I was maybe 4 years old, and remember falling asleep as my parents pinched thru my hair. Fortunately, I was too young to be horrified by the sensation of feeling those small critters move around. Because I could. But I was a little disappointed that I couldn’t still go to pre-school until the buggy hair situation was resolved. I think half my class had lice. And yet now, all these years later, I hear the CDC now says that kids with lice can stay in school?
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THE CDC EXPLAINED A GREAT DEAL THAT MAKES NO SENSE, EXCEPT THAT IT’S A GOOD IDEA
For me, I had lice well over 40 years ago. And the policy of sending (and keeping) kids home who’s hair was afflicted wasn’t new then. And there’s a reason for why. Lice spread, fast. And it’s disgusting. Plus, they’re kind of a bear to get rid of. So why the sudden change? Did the science of prevention get better? No. Is there a way to get rid of them faster? No. Is politics playing a role in some way? Surely not. Or, maybe? The CDC now says that misdiagnosis happens a lot by non-medical professionals. In other words, the CDC says that quite often kids don’t actually have lice!
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PREVENTING LICE ISN’T BETTER, NOR IS TREATMENT, SO GET READY FOR A BALD FALL SEMESTER
They also have several bullets explaining how lice, or nits, are unlikely to transfer to other people, and most eggs in people’s hair don’t even hatch! But you can color me somewhat skeptical, as another explanatory bullet is how sending kids home because lice causes “Unnecessary days off cause a burden to the students, families, and communities, and far outweighs the risks associated with head lice.” So no, the science hasn’t changed. Nor has prevention or treatment. What has changed is how the CDC has suddenly made it a priority to keep kids in school so their parents can work (if they are lucky enough to have a job, that is).
So to be clear, the CDC is utterly full of it with this change in school policy when it comes to head lice. And pretty much everyone I can imagine is going to agree with that.
