HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF HEAD AND BODY LICE: 1. Treatment: Several shampoos to kill lice are on the market. Some can be bought over-the-counter at your drug store, but others All persons in the hoursehold should be thoroughly examined Procedure: 3. Wash clothing and household linens, using very hot water, used by persons with head lice. 4. Dry clean all clothing that cannot be laundered. 5. Treatment takes only about an hour. Your child will be readmitted to school after treatment is judged to have been effective by school officials. 6. All initially infested persons should be retreated in 8 to 10 days. 7. To prevent spread, persons with head lice should not share articles that come in contact with the head, neck or shoulders (combs, brushes, hats, coats, towels, etc.). We would like to take this opportuniy to suggest that you check your children's immunization records early in the summer months and get the required immunization so there will be no question about admission for the new school year. า Concern has been expressed by a number of parents regarding the reduction of our nursing staff personnel at Fort Buchanan. This reduction was the direct result of some tough and realistic budgeting sessions involving all levels of management at the Antilles Consolidated School System. Our budget is submitted on a per pupil cost based on the average daily attendance. Our per pupil cost has risen steadily over the past seven years, from $975.00 in school year 1969-1970, to $2,061.00 in school year 1976-1977. We had to make a concerted effort to stabilize to some degree our rising costs without effecting the quality of education within the ACSS. The national average per pupil cost is $1,394.54 compared to the ACSS per pupil cost of $2,061.00 for the 1976-1977 school year. Regarding staffing, there is a big difference when you are justifying personnel between what is "necessary" to carry out the function and what you would "like to have" or what is "nice to have". Those management personnel on the Antilles Staff who were tasked with justifying this years budget, including myself, had to take a hard look and decide what was in fact "necessary" to carry out the specific task. We owe the taxpayer, (all of us included) no less. Staffing ratios indicate that one nurse can adequately administer to 1,200 students. The Ft. Buchanan schools will be divided essentially into two units next year with fewer than 900 students per unit. We will have two full time nurses to attend to the needs of these students. The Fort Buchanan Post Dispensary has always been accessible for emergency treatment and I have been assured by Dr. Lozada and the Post Commander, Colonel Peters, that this service will continue to be available on an emergency basis. Parents have always been personally responsible for providing their children extended medical treatment or in consulting a medical doctor on the school nurses recommendation. In this regard while conferring with Dr. Lozada about available services it was brought to our attention that parents are often remiss about updating their residence records; or in designating an alternate person to contact in case of emergency. School authorities, nurses and doctors while willing to provide emergency service are penalized spending hours searching for parents because parents have neglected what is their own personal responsibility. As parents you can insure that your child receives prompt emergency treatment by keeping your residence records up to date and designating an alternate contact. Carl R. Ergebiction Carl R. Engebretson CRE/mm |