• Below you will find important information about our Lice Policy. Please read the full Lice Policy for more detailed information  

    The Board of Education recognizes the need to maintain a healthy learning environment for all children in the school district. Head lice are very small insects that have claws that cling to hair and spend their entire life cycle on the heads of people.  Head lice do not spread any diseases and having head lice is not prevented by personal or household cleanliness, use of shampoos, or length of hair.  Because it is very difficult to totally prevent head lice infestations in schools where children come into close head-to-head contact with each other frequently, the Board of Education authorizes appropriate steps to manage pediculosis.

    • A student who is found to have active head lice will not be permitted to attend school until there are no active lice in the student’s hair, proof of treatment has been provided to the nurse, and until all live and/or dead head lice are removed from the student’s hair as confirmed by an examination by the school nurse.
    •  The presence of nits (the eggs of lice) will prohibit a child from attending school until the parent has provided proof of treatment to the school nurse and there is no evidence of nits in the student’s hair.
    • If the school nurse determines a student has active head lice or nits, the parent shall be notified by the school nurse as soon as reasonably possible
    • The school nurse will advise the parent that prompt treatment of active head lice and/or nits is in the best interest of their child and treatment shall be required before the student can return to school. 
    •  The school nurse will determine to send the child home or have the child remain at school for the remainder of the school day based on the comfort of the child, the degree of the infestation, and the likelihood of the spread of head lice to other students.