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School Lice Policies
When Schools Become More Lenient With Their Lice Policies, They Must Focus More on Lice Education
Created on
April 11, 2017
The Kansas Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health recently changed its policy regarding admission to school with head lice. Per recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC, it is no longer mandatory for children to be “nit-free” in order to be allowed back into school in some districts in Kansas.
Seattle and Tacoma School Head Lice Policies
Created on
March 27, 2017
Seattle School Lice Policy Tends Towards Leniency
Portland, Oregon Area School Head Lice Policies
Created on
March 27, 2017
There is great variation in school head lice policies across the country. One district may have a strict “no nit” policy while the neighboring town may have a far more lenient policy regarding readmission to school after a lice diagnosis.