Greeneville City School Board Considering Adopting More Lenient Head Lice Policy - Greeneville Sun
A more lenient lice policy that has been in place in Greene County Schools for more than a year is now about to find its way into policy at Greeneville City Schools. Greeneville Director of Schools Dr. Linda Stroud explained to the Greeneville Board of Education on Tuesday that attorneys had urged the change to protect the system against liability for not allowing students with nits (lice eggs) to remain in... The current no-nit policy was once common among school systems as head lice "are easily spread from one person to another through indirect contact," as the city schools' policy currently reads. The board approved on first reading a change to the system's Pediculosis (Head Lice) policy that would strike this and other language, and would then allow students with visible nits to remain in class. A child infected with live lice would also be allowed to remain in the classroom, but only until the close of the school day, rather than being sent home as soon as officials discover the problem. A student with live lice would still take home with them a letter to "explain the condition, requirements for readmission and deadlines for satisfactory completion of the treatment. That includes satisfactory examination by a school health official to show that there are no live lice remaining, only lice eggs, and proof of treatment, such as a receipt for medication or written note with the name of the product used. Source: www.greenevillesun.com
