• Tiny Brownish colored insects that live off the scalp  

• Do not transmit disease – are a public health nuisance  

• Has nothing to do with cleanliness or hygiene

• Prolonged direct head to head contact – they do not jump or fly

• Sharing personal items – hats, combs/hair accessories, sports/helmets, jacket hoods, bedding, play clothes, Sleepovers #1, camps

NASN, AAP, CDC, MDH  – DO NOT recommend a no-nit policy, do not recommend exclusion from valuable academic time – as once a child is diagnosed he/she has had it for 10 days to a month. Mass head checks are not proven effective. 

Each situation is unique.  We inform parents immediately, inform classrooms/send letters, we will check classrooms based on the situation.

• Check at home all year long, avoid sharing of clothing, avoid head to head contact –talk to your children

• Head Lice: What Parents Need to Know

• Head Lice Fact Sheet

• American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Report on Controlling and Treating Head Lice in Children, Ado