3.6.5 HEAD LICE Principals in consultation with parents and staff will develop agreed management, communication and education strategies to reduce the impact of head lice infestation.
Guidance The principal may authorise a member of staff to examine the head of any student to ascertain whether head lice are present. Uncontrolled when printed 10 Effective: 1 January 2015 Student Health Care Procedures All policy and procedural statements contained within this document are lawful orders for the purposes of section 80(a) of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 (WA) and are therefore to be observed by all Department of Education employees. • If head lice are found, students may be given tasks which do not involve close group work but do not necessarily need to be excluded from school. However, the principal has discretion under the School Education Act 1999 to require that a student does not attend or participate in an educational program until parents confirm that a recommended treatment is being undertaken and all head lice have been removed. For further information refer to the Department’s Head Lice Best Practice Guidelines.
Guidance The principal may authorise a member of staff to examine the head of any student to ascertain whether head lice are present. Uncontrolled when printed 10 Effective: 1 January 2015 Student Health Care Procedures All policy and procedural statements contained within this document are lawful orders for the purposes of section 80(a) of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 (WA) and are therefore to be observed by all Department of Education employees. • If head lice are found, students may be given tasks which do not involve close group work but do not necessarily need to be excluded from school. However, the principal has discretion under the School Education Act 1999 to require that a student does not attend or participate in an educational program until parents confirm that a recommended treatment is being undertaken and all head lice have been removed. For further information refer to the Department’s Head Lice Best Practice Guidelines.
