LICE TIPS

School Lice Policy Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Surrounding Areas School lice policies in the Milwaukee area vary. Some schools retain “no nit” policies, while others have loosened their criteria and allow students to return to school with nits after treatment.

Each state has its own guidelines regarding allowing children back into school with head lice or nits. Some schools have a “no nit” while other schools do not.

While there is no required school lice policy in Nassau County, Long Island, the county government web site recommends that children be kept at home “until after the first treatment”. Basically, each school comes up with its own policy. Some schools retain “no nit” policies whereby students with any sign of nits (eggs) are not permitted into schools, while others schools have more liberal policies which call for students to be treated and then they may enter school, even if they still have nits.

Michigan has government manual dedicated to head lice policy. School Lice Policy Detroit, Michigan and Surrounding Areas Michigan is the only state we have come across that has a government manual dedicated solely to head lice policy. Below are the policy recommendations and several school districts in suburban Detroit adhere to these:

In 2009, the Iowa Department of Public Health revised its guidelines for schools and head lice management. Basically, the recommendations are for schools to drop their "no nit" policies and allow students to remain in school until the end of the school day.

Sonoma County schools have eliminated their "no nit" lice policy and now permit students with nits to remain in school with the following stipulations.

The New Jersey Department of Health dissuades the implementation of "no nit" policies in schools as explained below: "What is the school’s role in the prevention and control of head lice in children? Because a child with an active head lice infestation has likely had the infestation for a month or more by the time it is discovered, he or she should be allowed to remain in class, but be discouraged from close direct head contact with others.

Per the guidelines published in 2004 by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, children who have had a head lice treatment “should not be excluded from school if nits are present (“no-nit” policies are discouraged).

School nurses in each school district should collaborate with their local health departments and school administration to create and enforce consistent policy guidelines throughout the district.

Springfield schools do not allow students with live bugs to remain in school, but students with nits are allowed to return to school after treatment.