The Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools policy on students with head lice is a "no nit" policy. Head lice policies have been in the news since Lincoln Public Schools changed their policy from "no-nit" to a policy that does not exclude students with nits. Nits are head lice eggs - tiny white specks that are stuck to the base of hairs.
Now is a good time to re-examine our school head lice policy and talk about how we want to deal with students who have live lice, students who have been treated for head lice, and students who have nits. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Association of School Nurses all advocate that "no-nit" policies should be discontinued because there is no evidence suggesting no-nit policies prevent or shorten lice outbreaks in schools. After we have a chance to talk about it I will post our head lice policy for the upcoming school year.
