HEAD LICE: New guidelines for parents and schools
Posted: Apr 28, 2015 1:15 PM EST
Updated: Apr 28, 2015 2:56 PM EST

(KMSP) -In an updated clinical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), pediatricians say that a healthy child should not be restricted from attending class because of head lice. According to the report, head lice have low contagion within classrooms, and it's mostly contracted outside the school.

“Pediatricians are encouraged to educate schools and communities that no-nit policies are unjust and should be abandoned,” the AAP said in a press release. “Children can finish the school day, be treated, and return to school.”

Head lice screening programs have not been proven to have a significant effect over time on the incidence of head lice in the school setting and are not cost-effective, the report said.

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More:
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/289...going-to-school


Full Report from the American Academy of Pediatrics:
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/co...6.full.pdf+html


The latest CDC prouncement as of September 24, 2013:
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/schools.html