Making My Head Itch

On Wednesday (12/3), apparently, families in some classrooms received information indicating that there had been several incidences of lice, and suggesting that they take precautions to limit the spread.

I have to say that this information came to my attention only because I saw a little article in The Oregonian on December 10 (page B02; see here as well). (Yeah, yeah, I backdated the post.) While I appreciate the need to limit the number of "panicky" parents, and while I may be overreacting myself (everything I see (take a look at that piece from Oregon Live) says that it's just one of those things that happens among kids of this age, presents no particular health risk, and can be eliminated by an attention to detail and cleaning over the course of a few weeks) it seems like the kind of thing that might have nevertheless deserved mention in the Rapper or at the PTA meeting on Tuesday. Certainly more attention by families to daily hat-wearing-and-sharing decisions might help limit any risk of further spread, and it's certainly the kind of news that would be best to learn before the local newspaper tells everyone.

I know this has occasionally been an issue in the past here (and probably at every darn elementary school in the nation), so I expect it will all blow over (comb over?) soon enough.