It's everyone's favorite time-- LICE CHECK. And now, introducing, NIT CHECK as well.

MANDATORY SCREENING FOR LICE AND NITS

FOR ECC AND 609 STUDENTS

Dear Parents,

Lice are tiny bugs, but they have posed a big problem. Every school on Long Island has had to deal with them and HANC is no different. Because our children are our number one priority, HANC has joined with other area yeshivot and public schools to enact a NO NITS POLICY.

 A NO NITS POLICY means that NO CHILD will be allowed into school unless he or she has been checked IN THE SCHOOL, and is found to be free of nits. A child who is found to have nits will not be allowed back into school until he or she is first rechecked by the school nurse. The child must return home if any nits are found during the recheck. Parents must be prepared to take home any child found to have nits.

In order to make this as easy as possible for our parents, we will be hiring trained professionals to come to our school and screen students on:

Tuesday, Sept. 2, 8:30-10:30 AM

and Wednesday, Sept. 3, 5-7 PM

HANC ECC - 240 Hempstead Avenue

There will be a ONE TIME CHARGE to help defray the cost of this service:

$10 per student (PTA member*)

$15 per student (non-PTA member)

*PTA Membership is $36

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE

PAY BOTH MEMBERSHIP & LICE CHECK FEES

ONLINE VIA CREDIT CARD IN ADVANCE

Please mark your calendars with the locations and times of the screenings. Additional screenings will take place during regular school hours after Sukkot, mid-winter recess and after Pesach at no additional charge. Please try and wash your children's hair the night before a screening takes place. This makes the checking process run smoother.

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". Nothing shows this better than last year's program, which checked over 500 children and prevented a widespread infestation by careful checking and monitoring.

The many parents who have had to struggle with this problem understand that this screening spares all of our families much inconvenience and expense.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Sincerely,

           HANC PTA Lice Committee          

Drorit Bench &  Sharon Koppel