New CDC policy: If your kid has lice, they can stay at school
Allan Rose Hill
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its "no nit" policies for schools dealing with lice. Surprisingly, if a student has lice, they no longer need to be sent home.
"Students with lice can go home at the end of the day, be treated, and return to class after beginning appropriate treatment," accordin…
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