School Lice Policies

Cedar Park Schools This district has dropped its “no nit” lice policy in accordance with the following state guidelines: Notice to Parents As of September 1, 2017, Texas Education Code, Chapter 38, Section 38.031, Notice of Lice, states the following: "The board of trustees of an independent school district shall adopt a policy requiring a school nurse of a public elementary school who determines or otherwise becomes aware that a child enrolled in the school has lice shall provide written or electronic notice of that fact to: (1) the parent of the child with lice as soon as practicable but not

Shoreline Public Schools HEAD LICE POLICY – Effective date 9/2012 Students in the Shoreline district will no longer be prohibited from school due to head lice. The policy is as follows: Based on recommendations from the Center for Disease Control, American Pediatric Association, and Seattle King County Health Dept., Shoreline nurses will be using the following guidelines for helping parents as they deal with lice and nits. Biggest change: students will NOT be sent home from school in the middle of the day any longer.These changes do not put our students at more risk for getting head lice.

Schools in the Skokie and Wilmette areas adhere to “evidence-based management” of head lice and do not adhere to previous “no nit“ policies. Skokie Schools DISTRICT 65 LICE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES “Evanston/Skokie School District 65 lice management procedures reflect standard practice as recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), the American School Health Association (ASHA), the Harvard School of Public Health, and many others.