FACTS 101 FOR HEAD LICE

·         Head checks are not the school’s responsibility.  They are mom’s responsibility.  LICE LIFTERS TREATMENT CENTERS GIVE THOROUGH HEAD CHECKS AND TREATMENT

·         A louse is one bug, lice are plural. Nits are the lice eggs. Sometimes nits are referred to as hatched nits but we refer to the nits as viable eggs

·         Lice are wingless bugs that range in size from as small as a pencil point to the size of a small ant. (2mm to 4mm) Lice and nits can range in color from tan to dark brown

·         An adult female louse can lay 3-5 waterproof, hard to remove nits 2 times per day

·         Lice do not live on our pets

·         Nits, once removed from the head are harmless

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