[mom-from-missouri]

Being in teaching, you take these classes at school, and I just learned a new one about washing......Head lice, are not killed in the wash. They are killed in the dryer. We were told to instruct parents who may have this problem at home, to wash all bedding as usual -so if you normally use cold, continue to use cold, but dry it at high heat for as long as you can. Some items, such as pillows, wont hold up in machines, and they are best burned. This was from a tailgate class I just took a few weeks ago and the instructor was a RN from the department of health.