School Lice Policies

Baltimore children can get lice on the school bus. Baltimore County schools dropped their “no nit” policy in 2012 and the policy has been revised as follows: "The Health Department has changed its head lice policy from “No Nit” to “No Live Lice”, based on recommendations from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Association of School Nurses.

Kansas City Head Lice Policies Vary By District Statewide policy in Missouri no longer requires school nurses to check every student for lice and children with nits or lice are not sent home from school.

Several Fairfield County schools have loosened their criteria regarding admission to school. Some schools have a somewhat ambiguous policy, relying heavily on the nurse’s discretion.