Continuing from the post on Tuesday…

The question remains as to what to do with kids who come to school with bed bugs.  Do you ask them to leave for this louse too?   Bed bugs can take quite a while to completely eradicate.  You can’t have the kiddies out of school for long stretches.   Unless you hire a professional exterminator, you could likely spin your wheels for some time trying to get rid of bed bugs on your own.   Should teachers and administration be expected to spend teaching time searching belongings of each child to see if they have brought bed bugs into school?  How about just bagging up all of the children’s belongings each day in plastic bags?  Neither of these options are good ones for any school.

Schools teach children about the evils of alcohol, drugs and smoking.  Why not have lesson plans that include bed bugs too?  How about a special assembly to teach about bed bugs?   Invite parents to tag along.  Parents must be educated on how to look for bed bugs.  They should know the life cycles and options available for treatment.  Most schools in this country don’t do anything except notify the infested family when they find bed bugs on a child or their belongings.  It’s sad that schools are becoming infested along with homes.  Infestations should not be a teacher problem.  Don’t teachers have enough on their plate to deal with as it is?  Parents need to be pro-active, not just reactive when dealing with bed bugs at school!

If you have bed bugs in New Jersey or New York, contact a professional to get rid of them.