LICE TIPS

Many schools in the Fort Worth area have dropped their “no nit” policies as per recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of School.

School Head Lice Policies in Providence, Rhode Island and Surrounding Areas In accordance with recommendations by The Centers for Disease Control, American Association of Pediatrics, and the National Association of School Nurses, the Rhode Island Department of Education has issued the following policy with respect to head lice:

Including San Diego and Surrounding Areas In LiceDoctors’ continuing efforts to report to you about school head lice policies across the country, what we have learned about San Diego has one of the most lenient lice admission to school policies in the country: the school lice policy in San Diego actually allow students with live bugs to remain in school til the end of the school day.

Each school district in the Dayton area is responsible for establishing its own head lice policy. Many district no longer retain "no nit" policies which prohibit students from returning to school until all lice eggs have been extracted.

The Sussex County Health Department states that "Children should be excluded from school if they are experiencing head scratching and live lice are present."

Effective March 18, 2014, Broward County schools updated their guidelines regarding school admission with head lice. The revised administrative guidelines stated that students with head lice would be allowed to attend school while undergoing treatment for the nits.

It is up to each school district in the Mid Hudson Valley to determine its own school lice policy. Consistent with the trend seen across the country, increasingly schools are dropping their "no nit" policies and allowing children to return to school with nits as long as the child has been treated and there are no live bugs remaining in the hair.

Let's check what is the policy for getting children into school when they have had head lice? Why can’t children get rid of those eggs?

Students with lice may return to school after treatment if only nits remain in the hair. The district does not have a "no nit" policy. "Head lice, although not an illness or a disease, is very common among children and is spread very easily through head-to-head contact during play, sports, or nap time and when children share things like brushes, combs, hats, and headphones.

According to Iowa Public Schools, the Iowa Dept. of Public Health states that one of the "best preventatives for lice outbreaks is early detection by alert parents.