Lice is low down on threats to public health — they don’t carry disease, and they don’t jump or fly. But school systems and parents are still grappling with whether to keep kids with lice in class.
When lice happens
We’re facing the four-letter word no parent wants to hear — lice. Updated guidance from federal health authorities and the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests parents and schools don’t need to panic. In fact, schools are now discouraged from sending kids home just because they have active lice. Tennessee has embraced this thinking with a […]
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