The Health Regulations Act (2001) states that a child be sent home from school with a note informing their parents they have head lice. Children may return to school when treatment has commenced.

Although the school conducts regular inspections (with consent), parents at Menzies Creek Primary School are strongly advised to frequently check their children for head lice.

The following information is from the Victorian Government Health Information website:

Pediculosis is not a notifiable condition and head lice do not transmit any infectious diseases. Head lice are transmitted by having head to head contact with someone who has head lice and this happens frequently in families, schools and childcare centres.

Following is a link to the government pamphlet 'Scratching for Answers'. This provides answers to common head lice questions and provides helpful hints and treatment choices:

 

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Scratching for Answers