San Ramon Valley

Head Lice Protocol

Head lice management goals are:

• Decrease absenteeism
• Support families in their efforts to control and eliminate head lice
• Maintain student privacy

In working with head lice and student surveillance, it is important to keep the following principles in mind.

• Implementing head lice surveillance and control procedures uses current scientific research and best practices.
• The school nurse will train selected school staff members in head lice detection and management.
• Staff will share information about head lice infestation on a “need to know” basis.
• Staff will maintain the confidentiality of student information and comply with federal privacy laws.
• It is essential to consider a student’s ability to understand whether or not they have head lice and if having this information is developmentally appropriate.

• A Parent’s Guide to Head Lice / Classroom Notification
• Lice: Myth vs. Fact
• Head Lice Protocol: Procedures and Classroom Management