LICE TIPS

Each school district usually sets the head lice policy for the schools in their area, and yet it is always a good idea to check with your child’s health services department for clear guidelines on how they deal with head lice. The following has been found for schools in the West Chester area.

If you see one of these bugs, there is no need to panic. Help is on the way!

Burke, Annandale and Springfield are all in the Fairfax County Public School District which allows students to return to school once treatment has been administered.

Boynton Beach and Delray Beach are in the Palm Beach County School District and, therefore, stick to a strict “no nit” policy for head lice in the school.

Schools in Akron and Cuyahoga still retain “no nit” policies with regard to head lice. For your convenience we have found these school policy resources in your area.

Schools in Plainedge and West Islip no longer have “no nit lice policies, while schools in West Babylon will send students home if they have nits in their hair. Each district chooses its own head lice policy.

Several school districts in the area of Huntington have differing policies for how to manage head lice in the school Here you will find several distingt policies:

Schools in Visalia have let go of stringent "no nit" policies in favor of a "no lice" policy, but Hanford schools still retain a strict "no nit" policy.

Schools in North Royalton only restrict attendance of children with live lice, while schools in Parma will exclude children from class if merely nits or eggs are present.

Some schools in Riverside County have a “no nit” policy, which prevents children from entering school until there is no sign of lice or eggs. Other school districts, such as Temecula and Murrieta, leave it to the discretion of the nurse and allow children into the classroom as long as they are free of bugs.