School District Meeting to Discuss New Lice Procedures

The Pleasanton Unified School District has set up a meeting to talk with parents concerned about the new lice procedures recently implemented by the district. The meeting will be on March 18 at 7 p.m. in the multipurpose room at Alisal Elementary.

Parents are upset about changes in how the district is dealing with lice cases in classrooms. The changes prompted concerned parent Lisa Swartzendruber to start a petition, which now has more than 300 signatures.

[RELATED POST: What Do You Think About The School District's New Lice Policy?]

Swartzendruber's petition can be found on Change.org. Read the full story about the petition here.

The district emailed the following information to parents:

Head lice is an ongoing issue in school communities. The District has realigned its Head Lice procedure with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) guidelines. Parents are invited to an informational meeting to hear from District nurses. 

Parent Information Meeting

Monday, March 18, 2013

7:00 - 8:30 pm

Alisal Elementary, Multipurpose Room (1454 Santa Rita Road)

- FAQs about Lice

- CDC Head Lice Information for Parents

- All About Head Lice (From District Nurses)

- Head Lice District Presentation

Do you plan to sign the petition? Tell us and take our poll:

• POLL: Will You Sign Petition for Lice Procedure Changes in Pleasanton Schools?

KTVU Channel 2 did a story on Feb. 27 about the new policy. See the full video by clicking here.