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DoDEA School Health Services Manual 2942.0 Volume 1 Revised: 2016 DRAFT
3. The student shall NOT be excluded from school on the day they are
diagnosed, they may return to class until the end of the day.
4. When notifying the sponsor/parent/guardian of your findings, offer a
complete course of action to eradicate head lice from the home. A SHSM
Form H-6-2 (Notice of Pediculosis) should be prepared, sealed in an envelope
to go home with the student at the end of the school day. Inform the
sponsor/parent/guardian that the treatment needs to be done that evening
for the child to be able to return to school the next day. The school nurse
needs to reassess the student the next day and grant clearance when
treatment application is evident. DoDEA does NOT support “no nit” policies
based on AAP and NASN recommendations.
5. Each case of head lice will be assessed on an individual basis. Whole
classroom notices to a particular classroom will not be sent.
6. The school nurse will follow up in 7-10 days to assess for any newly hatched
nymphs and to encourage the sponsor/parent/guardian that the second
treatment is of utmost importance, along with a thorough cleaning of the
home. When conducting follow up, the nurse must take all precautions
necessary to protect the privacy of the student.
7. School nurses may elect to include classroom presentations on pediculosis as
part of their back to school educational activities. Age-appropriate lessons
should include what head lice are, how they are spread and what to do at
home. A general information regarding the spread, treatment and prevention
of head lice can be shared with all sponsors/parents/guardians. This may be
done in the next scheduled parent newsletter, for the widest dissemination.
Reference:
(n.d.). Centers for disease Control and prevention. Parasites. Retrieved May 10,
2014, from .
National Association of School Nurses, Position Statement, “Pediculosis
Management in the School Setting”, 2011. Available at:
G-1-3 Hand Hygiene
Hand hygiene, formally known as hand washing, is the number one means of
controlling the transmission of biologic organisms. Hand hygiene is to be encouraged
by classroom teachers before and after meals, after toileting, caring for others, proper
disposal of tissues, playing outdoors, handling trash, before and after handling food,
and after coughing, sneezing or blowing one’s nose. See DoDEA Health Education