Lice at School

LiceDoctors technician Dana talks about her dual role as both an elementary school teacher AND a head lice technician/teacher, and how she uses her teaching skills in both careers.

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) has launched a curriculum that educates people about head lice.

You may be wondering why your child’s school now allows children with head lice to attend. You are trying to protect your child and the school is allowing another student with an active case to be in the classroom. What’s going on at schools today with respect to head lice policies? Since 2015, more and more schools have dropped their “no nit” school lice policies in accordance with the recommendations from the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP).