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Mrs. Barry from El Cajon, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Head Lice Removal Kits

Help me give my students "lice kits" so they can come back to school.

  • $467 goal

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My Students

A school is a safe place for my students. Most of them are English Learners and have experienced some sort of trauma in their lives. At school, they feel safe and loved and happy. They get excited about the littlest things!

My Project

Last week, I was testing a student one on one and was close enough to see her hair covered in nits. The health office confirmed that she had tons of live lice crawling through her hair. This is common at my school.

The girl was SO upset.

Not because of the lice, but because the last time she had it, her mother cut ALL of her hair off. Chopped it with scissors. The little girl refused to take her hood off for months. She was terrified that it would happen again. Sad to say, this is not the first time I’ve seen this happen.

Often parents in poverty cannot afford the lice treatment sold at the local pharmacy so they just hack their child’s hair. I can’t stop thinking about it.

Many students in poverty have their hair drastically cut to get rid of head lice, these kits will allow parents to remove the lice without cutting their hair off.

I would like to provide these kits free of charge to families that can't afford them.

Thank you for your generosity!

Mrs. Barry Lexington Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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El Cajon, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nix Complete Lice Treatment Kit For Hair and Home, Multi • Amazon Business $22.09 15 $331.35

Materials cost

$331.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.32

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$396.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.00

Total project goal

$466.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $466.64

1 Donor

-$428.74

Donations toward project cost

-$396.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.90

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 $0.00

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