School Lice Policy

The Miami-Dade School Board policy remains as it has been for years and states: “Any student found having head lice should be excluded from school until they are free of lice and have no nits.” According to the Miami-Dade schools' web site, "Recently, there has been a significant rise in the incidence of pediculosis capitis (head lice).

School Lice Policies--Salem and Eugene, Oregon and Surrounding Districts The American Academy of Pediatrics, National Association of School Nurses, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all recommend that schools eliminate "no nit" policies. They maintain that research proves that the everyday classroom environment is not at significant risk for the spread of lice.

Brandywine School District Brandywine schools have become more lenient with respect to allowing students to be in school with lice or nits. "The BSD lice management guidelines have been changed to reflect standard practice as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Association of School Nurses, the American School