Dear Lower Elementary parents,
GRS has received a new report of head lice in Lower Elementary.
If you find lice among your family, please treat it as a public health concern. Wash all clothes and bedsheets, treat hair, and do not return to school until the infection is cleared. Recommendations on treatments are below - one from MDH, and an alternative from a GRS Parent, Kara Parker MD.
MN Department of Health: http://www.health.state.mn.us/
Recommendation from Kara Parker, MD & GRS parent: "Coconut oil and essential oils work great- the coconut oil suffocates them and the essential oils chemically harm (tea tree (mellaluca) and oregano, eucalyptus are strong options). Can also add diatomaceous earth (DE) to cut through the exoskeleton and eggs into the paste and spread through the hair, wear at night, wash in the am."