They may not learn to read or write, but head lice, those nasty little suckers about the size of a pin head, love our local schools and report to class everyday.

And, that's what has some young mothers throughout the townships angry, charging that the schools aren't doing enough to ensure that parents treat this problem properly.

"It's not enough just to wash the child's hair with medicated shampoo," said a Gouves mother of a four-year-old kindergarten kid, who wished to remain anonymous. "It's a whole process you must do, as well as treating your child's bedding and stuffed toys. And, if all the children aren't treated properly, the lice return. My daughter has come home from school with new infestations several times this year already."

She said that the schools should provide information to parents as to how to successfully treat this problem, explaining that shampooing is not enough.

Local pharmacists agree with the Gouves mother.

"Head lice are not proof that your child is dirty," says Vathianos Kambos' pharmacist Dina Saltari, "but getting rid of the lice effectively is a very time consuming process for mothers. It's just not enough to shampoo the child's head with the prescribed shampoo and fast comb out any eggs you might see left on the scalp."