It is refreshing to see that the WW-P School Board is considering a more enlightened policy for handling cases of head lice in the schools (The News, April 17). However, the proposed requirement that “the examination for re-admittance to school by the school nurse should be in the presence of the student’s parent” is overkill.
There seems no legitimate reason why such an examination should require parental involvement. How many people does it take to spot a nit or louse? Better yet, can we simply continue to trust the responsible parents of West Windsor and Plainsboro, as we do now, to send kids back to school treated and lice-free?
John Hinsdale
Quaker Road, Princeton Junction
