School Lice Policies

Carrollton Farmers Branch Schools in the Carrolton area still enforce a “no nit” policy, meaning children will not be allowed to return to school until all nits have been removed as well as live bugs. “Parents often fail to report head lice to the school. Pediculosis (head lice infestation) is a communicable disease that needs to be reported. McCoy Elementary has a “Nit Free” policy regarding head lice. This means that a student may not return to school until after treatment and all nits have been removed.

HERNDON AND RESTON SCHOOLS These school districts have dropped their “no nit” lice policies. “With the start of the school year just around the corner, the Fairfax County Public School system is ensuring that students are as safe as they can be with the rise of head lice. According to the FDA, each year between six and 12 million children in the U.S. get head lice, and this year, FCPS is implementing their head lice prevention policies. ‘Whenever school comes back into session is when we tend to see the most cases; when school starts in the fall, [and] when you come back after vacation.

Humble schools do not enforce a “no nit” policy, meaning that children with eggs only may remain in school.