Archive for February 23rd, 2009

Schools are no longer nitpicky about head lice - Daily News Tribune

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Schools are no longer nitpicky about head lice
Daily News Tribune, MA
Jamie Martin/AP Sherry Marbury, state supervisor for the Alabama Department of Education, discusses Alabama's policy on head lice in her office in Montgomery, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009. Marbury said she does not expect the debate over how to handle head ...
Parents not convinced lice are gone Asbury Park Press
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Picking Classmates - KUNC

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Picking Classmates
KUNC, CO
We all know that lice aren't nice - but KUNC commentator Dr. Marc Ringel says there is some good news when it comes to the tiny critters. When I was in grammar school we were subjected to regular examinations for head lice. I can still picture my class ...

Lice is one four-letter word that gets folks jumpy - The Tennessean

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Lice is one four-letter word that gets folks jumpy
The Tennessean, TN
It was head lice. Again. She was nearly in tears, her frustration pouring through the phone. It was her daughter's fourth time dealing with the bugs. They had been up until midnight picking nits and washing sheets. I felt for her, and every time my ...