Is it still dirty to you?

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I work and volunteer at my sons' school. One of the things I do is a lice check totally private. In schools at some point lice can't be avoid. Having lice doesn't mean you are dirty, in fact lice like clean heads. But I know that once other children find out someone has it there are times they get treated as "nasty" or a leper. Even a child who finds out they do have it feels "unclean" or dirty. I had it once when I was in grade two and felt that way and didn't want anyone to know cause they would pick on me for sure. So is lice a dirty word for you?