I understand it is VERY difficult to spread lice from person to person without trading headgear, but it happens nonetheless.  If someone comes to us with lice, we send them home, just as if they had a cold. 

Doug Franz

Coatesville Community Bike works.

From: thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org [mailto:thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of Maryalice Walker
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 12:25 PM
To: The Think Tank
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Lice - No Nit Policy

Hi Andy,

You asked a question that has been on my mind! Thanks!

We do not allow helmet sharing in our program. Kids write their name on their helmet and it is understood that that is their personal helmet. Helmets get cleaned regularly as well.

Is it best to tell a student to come back to rides when they are nit free, or have them keep their helmet separate from everyone else, in a bag, and take it home to clean? I would like advice on this, too, as we have not had a case of lice in our program.

Maryalice

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Andy Greif <cbcofme@gwi.net> wrote:

From: Andy Greif [mailto:cbcofme@gwi.net]
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:55 AM
To: (thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org)
Cc: 'cbcad@gwi.net'; 'Bronwyn Potthoff'; national@tripsforkids.org
Subject: Lice - No Nit Policy

Hi Folks,

                What is your policy when participants appear in your programs with head lice?  Do you have a No Nit policy?  Do you check participants for nits and adult lice?  Do you have polices specific to helmet sharing?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Take care,

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Andy

Andy Greif, Executive Director

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