There's evidence to suggest a school nurse quoted in the Feb. 9 story, "Parent says new lice policy is lousy," was factually mistaken when she stated "There is no disease with head lice." Several ...

Picture this, it’s 1998 and you’re called to the principal’s office. Not because you flung paper clips at the substitute teacher again, but because your deskmate who has been missing since this ...

Anyone can get head lice, no matter their age or cleanliness. “Head lice are very common in school age children, especially elementary and preschool ages,” said Monica Mazzell, the Aiken County Public ...

HOUSTON — Students with head lice don't have to be sent home from school, according to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The guidance says for students to be sent home at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Contrary to media reports, the CDC has not changed its guidelines on sending children with head lice home from ...

A pair of bills seeking to update head lice and communicable disease policy in Oklahoma schools passed off the House floor on Monday. There was lot of debate about what these bills will actually do.

(NEXSTAR) – Of the many illnesses, accidents and other classroom mishaps parents dread, a lice infestation is high on the list. New guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued Monday ...

A pair of bills seeking to update head lice and communicable disease policy in Oklahoma schools passed off the House floor on Monday. Moore Representative Kevin West (R) is carrying this legislation.