LICE TIPS

Coral Gables And Kendall schools are within the Miami-Dade County School District and, therefore, adhere to a strict “no nit” policy regarding head lice. Students are barred from attendance until no nits are present on the child’s head.

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) has launched a curriculum that educates people about head lice.

Schools in the Miami-Dade school district, including Miami Beach, still enforce a strict “no nit” head lice policy. This means that children will not be allowed to attend school if there are any nits found on their heads.

Schools in Shreveport are either in Caddo Parish school district or Bossier Parish school district. Policies are quite different in these districts.

Sometimes children feel better reading or being read a book about head lice. Some books are informative and some are funny and some are both.

Both Palmdale and Lancaster School districts will allow students to remain in class if they have nits only. If live lice are found, the students’ parents or guardians will be notified and they will be sent home to begin treatment.

Schools in the Daly City area follow the current recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and do not exclude children from the classroom because of symptoms of head lice, either live bugs or nits.

Getting lice can be unnerving but remember lice are a just a nuisance that can be eliminated. Lice tech, Dana, shares her story.

Schools in the Centennial area do not exclude children from the classroom for either live bugs or nits.

Schools in the Palo Alto and Menlo Park areas are in agreement with current guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics with regard to the management of head lice in school. They do not hold to a strict no-nit policy but exclude children solely on the presence of live lice.