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The NYC Department of Education (DOE) currently has a policy that is ineffective in the identification / eradication of Head Lice aka Pediculosis and of any meaningful follow-up inspections among it's students.
The current policy can be found here:
http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/health/pediculosis/default.htm
This petition has been created to spur the NYC DOE to do the following:
1) Effectively deal with the ongoing epidemic of Head Lice infestation in the NYC public school system.
2) Provide a comprehensive process to identify and inspect all children, both those infested and those they come in contact with, to stop the ongoing infestation.
3) Provide necessary information to parents regarding the state of the infestation problem in their children's school.
4) Provide adequate and accurate record keeping of the children infested and the efforts the DOE is taking to document and manage the problem.
5) Provide transparency and ongoing notification to the NYC Department of Health about the problem.
6) Provide adequate and routine inspection (initial and followup) and record keeping of children inspected.
7) Provide proper training to all designated school "lice inspectors". They currently are not provided with appropriate training.
This petition will be given to School Principals, School Nurses, the NYC School's Chancellor and the NYC Department of Health. If you would like to see this problem addressed in some way, please sign the petition, like the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NYC-Schools-Head-Lice-Petition/225078274345440
and share the links freely with any parent of a NYC Public School student.
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I was worried about sending my son to school while he was being treated, but the school has no policy on this and said to just send him in. No one checked him over or anything like that. I only found out after it was brought to my attention by several of his friends who had discovered they were infested and suggested we had better check him. Yikes!
it's about time!!
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
The NYC Department of Education (DOE) currently has a policy that is ineffective in the identification / eradication of Head Lice aka Pediculosis and of any meaningful follow-up inspections among it's students.
The current policy can be found here:
http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/health/pediculosis/default.htm
This petition has been created to spur the NYC DOE to do the following:
1) Effectively deal with the ongoing epidemic of Head Lice infestation in the NYC public school system.
2) Provide a comprehensive process to identify and inspect all children, both those infested and those they come in contact with, to stop the ongoing infestation.
3) Provide necessary information to parents regarding the state of the infestation problem in their children's school.
4) Provide adequate and accurate record keeping of the children infested and the efforts the DOE is taking to document and manage the problem.
5) Provide transparency and ongoing notification to the NYC Department of Health about the problem.
6) Provide adequate and routine inspection (initial and followup) and record keeping of children inspected.
7) Provide proper training to all designated school "lice inspectors". They currently are not provided with appropriate training.
This petition will be given to School Principals, School Nurses, the NYC School's Chancellor and the NYC Department of Health. If you would like to see this problem addressed in some way, please sign the petition, like the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/NYC-Schools-Head-Lice-Petition/225078274345440
and share the links freely with any parent of a NYC Public School student.
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I spoke with one designated NYC elementary school head lice inspector who disclosed they had not received ANY formal training. While the school maintains this is a parental problem, the transmission is taking place in the public schools, while children are under the schools care and supervision.
Thank you for putting this together!
I was worried about sending my son to school while he was being treated, but the school has no policy on this and said to just send him in. No one checked him over or anything like that. I only found out after it was brought to my attention by several of his friends who had discovered they were infested and suggested we had better check him. Yikes!
it's about time!!
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I spoke with one designated NYC elementary school head lice inspector who disclosed they had not received ANY formal training. While the school maintains this is a parental problem, the transmission is taking place in the public schools, while children are under the schools care and supervision.