LICE TIPS

MCKINNEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL LICE POLICY This district no longer has a "no nit" policy. "Head Lice (Pediculosis) Guidelines MISD Health Services will follow the steps below in providing information about and the prevention of the spread of head lice. Information is available from the campus nurse and on our website about head lice and its prevention. The campus nurse instructs the students on prevention and the spread of head lice throughout the school year. The nurse checks for head lice on a particular student from the referral of a teacher or the child’s parent.

Garland and Richardson Schools do not enforce strict "no nit" policies. Students will be re-admitted to school after they have been treated and live lice have been killed.

"What can you do for us that we can't do for ourselves?" is a question that we are occasionally asked by inquiring parents in the Garland and Richardson areas. Folks want to know why they need a professional lice treatment service. To eradicate lice, you need to have know-how and the proper tools of the trade. It is important to know that there is a growing resistance among head lice to the chemical shampoos/pesticides, which makes lice eradication more difficult than ever.

Schools in Anne Arundel County have a lenient head lice policy. Each year on average, the district has about 500 cases of lice.

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 school lice policy is more lenient than other areas.

Children in Columbia schools are “permitted to attend school after proper treatment.” Source: Howard County Public Schools

Students with nits only will be allowed to remain in school, although they must be treated at home. ”Infestations An infestation of the head by the head louse pediculus humanus capitis. Head lice spend their life cycles on the skin of the human host. Lice are spread by direct contact (head to head) with an infested person and by contact with contaminated articles such as brushes, clothing, bedding, hair bows, etc. Treatment Lice DO NOT transmit any disease and are considered a “nuisance” problem by both the Center for Disease Control and the HowardCounty Health Department.

The Arlington Heights School District has a “no live lice” policy. Children with live bugs are not allowed in school. If it is confirmed that a child, while at school, has nits and/or head lice, the parents will be notified immediately. The child will not be excluded from class, but will be allowed to complete the day. It will be the parent’s responsibility to choose the treatment that best meets the needs of the child and the family. Parents/guardians will be required to provide proof of treatment prior to the student returning to school.

We have been treating head lice for over 20 years and have only come across beard lice three times, out of over half a million cases we’ve treated.

ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT Schools in Arlington, Virginia have dropped “no nit” policies; they issued the following policy in 2013. Children with head lice are allowed to stay in school. “In August 2013 the School Health Bureau completed a review of the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Association of School Nurses regarding head lice in schools. Updated recommendations and best practices are summarized below. Facts About Head Lice Head lice move by crawling; they cannot hop or fly.