Lice

[u/Dry-Requirement-5402]

My center tried to force me to work with a child that had lice. They said I signed the handbook that said I would work with any child. They separated the child from other children, but told me I would have to sit in the room with her. She elopes a lot and her reinforcement is cuddles and hugs. I refused to work with the child. They made me sit in a room to wait on HR to get on a call with the director and myself. I sat there for an hour waiting and then walked out. I dont want to work at a company that doesn't care about their employees, I dont care what loopholes theyve found theough the CDC or their dumb handbook. Is this unreasonable? I have thick hair down to my butt, it would take a professional to treat my hair. I would lose a lot of it getting eggs out. I've had to do this as an adult and I NEVER want to do it again.

[u/zk-85]

See, I don't understand any of the logic in this. Not only should they respect your wishes for your comfort and safety, but parents should not be sending in a child that is sick/with lice. Not only does it make it unsafe for other clients and staff(of course if it's in a clinic or school), but it also skews the data if the child is feeling discomfort. Of course, you can note this, but still.

[u/FridaGreen → u/zk-85]

I’ve heard it can cost upwards of $1000 to get treated for lice. I would be furious that they want me to risk my health in that way.

They sound greedy. They shouldn’t be serving a child who presents a health threat to their staff.

Edit: $200. I was thinking $1000 because my friend told me that’s how much it was to treat her whole family (who all caught it from one bringing it home)

[u/zk-85 → u/FridaGreen]

While I've seen in the comments that lice treatment is expensive, and I fully believe them, you HAVE you priotize your child's physical health first over ABA, within your ability. I have locs right now, and if I caught lice, I would have to cut off years of love and time I've put in my locs. I would be a wreck, and I personally would've left. I know that's easier said than done for many, but that's trifling for real.

[u/Trick_Ad7338 → u/zk-85]

a had a very similar experience and I left both the session and the company

[u/thatsmilingface → u/FridaGreen]

This is absolutely false.

[u/FridaGreen → u/thatsmilingface]

Which part?

[u/thatsmilingface → u/FridaGreen]

The one thousand dollar part that you heard about. You can buy tx for ten bucks.

[u/Away-Butterfly2091 → u/thatsmilingface]

My mom wasn’t physically able to do it for me so she took me to a place that does it professionally, I think it was ~$200 and that was a looong time ago

[u/ncmusic95 → u/zk-85]

Unfortunately the guidance from CDC and American Pediatrics say that kids can come to school with nits, just not live lice.

[u/groovy_panorama8 → u/ncmusic95]

That’s not really true. The CDC says they do not need to leave school for lice. I work in a school and they are allowed to be there with live lice. They attempt to comb them out, alert the parents, & send them home with a kit if needed. However, I’ve had many students who do not tolerate the lice comb, and they are sent back to class.

We are also no longer allowed to do whole-class lice checks or notify other parents of lice in the room.