Official Headlice Guidelines – the Director NSSS

May 2026

For the rest of this scholastic year, Scalp Scanning Service shall be conducted by Uniplural Group.

For Urgent Scalp Scanning the following applies:

• 1. The Visit Form Report is to be filled, signed, and stamped after each visit by Uniplural, and a copy shall be given to the Head of School / Deputy Head in charge
• 2. If it is confirmed that the student has headlice, Uniplural shall immediately inform the Head of School / Deputy Head in charge, by providing a Student Report for each student& an Overall Report after each visit.
• 3. The parent / guardian of the student with headlice shall be informed for appropriate treatment and subsequent follow-ups can be initiated.  Kindly inform parent/ guardian that the Student Report for each student has to be presented to the clinic on the day of their appointment.
• 4. Student/s shall only be re-admitted to school upon presentation of the certificate issued by Uniplural.
• 5. No other certificate shall be accepted by the school.

Urgent Cases for Scalp Scanning:

• The following procedure is to be strictly adhered to when student/s in a class is / are identified for hair screening due to suspected headlice:

3. – Suspicion shall be referred by teacher / parent / guardian who shall notify the Head of School / Deputy Head in charge.
5. – Head of School / Deputy Head in charge shall send the request through the link https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=O3ivQUNSKEy3pGcsC57e0jVvlqE2D-1Ls67R3K4MSfdUMkxQQjVJR0lQVVBUTkZZUDhTOTBWQzJDTC4u, providing all the necessary details required for screening the entire class of that particular student.
7. – Uniplural is obliged to conduct such urgent visits within twenty-four (24) hours or the next school day in the case of the weekends, of receiving the request. Uniplural is to call school prior to the scheduled visit.

4. – If it is confirmed that the suspected student has headlice and his / her sibling / s are at school, they shall also be screened as part of the process (not the entire class). Wellbeing Services are to be informed with regards to sibling’s name on hairscreening@ilearn.edu.mt.

5. – If it is suspected that other classes also need to be screened, Step 2 is to be followed again.