Head lice are small parasitic insects that usually live on your scalp. Symptoms include itching, tickling, or sores on your scalp. They are most commonly spread by close person to person contact.
Lice are not a public health threat, health hazard, and are not responsible for the spread of any disease. There is no law in Texas that addresses excluding a child with head lice from school. School districts can create their own guidelines addressing lice policy and procedure. DSHS and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) urge school districts to ensure that its policies and procedures do not unnecessarily cause children to miss class.
GISD has developed its lice policy and procedures in accordance with DSHS, CDC, and AAP recommendations.
GISD Lice Policy & Procedure- Bilingual
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