LICE TIPS

Current recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Association of School Nurses encourage schools to become more lenient regarding allowing children with “nits only” to remain in school.

Santa Barbara Unified School District Santa Barbara schools maintain the same lice policy as Oxnard schools, which allows students with active lice to remain in school until the end of the day and then then child must go home to be treated.

You see the tell-tale signs. You see your child scratching. Maybe you see some sticky things in the hair. Please do not let it be head lice. If you ignore it, does lice go away on its own?

According to the Department of State Health Services of Texas, there is no law in Texas that addresses excluding children with head lice from school.

Head lice are incredibly hearty and adaptable creatures. If you want to ensure that you are done with a head lice infestation, you need to be able to find and identify all nits and bugs in the hair. Whch is exactly what LiceDoctors does!

Unsure how to check for head lice? Spot head lice and nits like a pro with LiceDoctors' expert guide! Know where to look, what to use, and what to do further.

What cold temperature kills lice? Read this article to find out can head lice live in cold weather and how cold does it have to be to kill lice?

LiceDoctors isn't the only one out there trying to educate school personnel and parents about ineffective lice chemicals and the prevalence of “super lice.”

When we complete a lice treatment, everyone is happy and relieved. Lice are annoying but they are no match for LiceDoctors! Call us today and we will make sure that you are lice-free and are back to your every day life. That's a guarantee!

Many districts in Northwest Arkansas adhere to the most recent lice policy recommendations from the CDC. Guidelines follow: