If a child presents with consistent or repeated headlice infection despite information and support to parents to treat the recurring headlice infection, health professionals and school staff should jointly consider what action to take next. If the family is experiencing difficulties which prevent the parents from treating the headlice infection effectively, they may need additional or special help from the health service or local authority social work services at home. The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 requires the local authority to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need, with the assistance of other agencies, including health services
Trixie writes:
Am I thick? How can you manage simultaneous treatment when the treatment is down to the parents and they won't let the parents know if and when there is an outbreak?
Unfortunately, that's what it's come down to: living in a state reeking of Stalinistic self-righteous totalitarianism, never missing the opportunity to remind you of its authority and power over every aspect of your life, such as the upbringing of your children, while at the same time asserting its righteous control over what is and isn't offensive (to whom?) despite the obvious conflict between the various ideological manifestos (i.e. your child mustn't get lice but we're not going to tell you if there's an outbreak).
The French got it right in 1789.
"We must respect the law, not let it blind us away from the basic principles of fairness, justice and freedom"
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