Guidelines for Head Lice
In order to:
- Better control a nuisance condition
- Reduce absenteeism due to head lice
- Involve parents as partners with the school in control efforts:
- Children will be sent home from school for live head lice. Nit removal is emphasized for effective management of the condition.
- Health office staff will provide written treatment information and instructions, including how to check for and identify head lice.
- A child who is sent home from school for head lice should miss no more than two school days.
- A child who has been sent home from school due to head lice must come to the health office for inspection before returning to class.
- A child who returns to class with nits (eggs) will be checked again in 7-10 days.
- Families are encouraged to report head lice to the school health office.
- Individual buildings will perform classroom-wide or school-wide head check as needed in order to control the condition at school.
