SERIES 5000: STUDENTS, CURRICULUM, AND ACADEMIC MATTERS

5700 Student Health and Safety

5709 Lice, Nits, and Bed Bugs

A. Lice and Nits

A student with nits within ¼ inch of the scalp or live lice may remain at school. The student will be restricted from activities that involve close head-to-head contact or sharing of personal items. The District will notify the student’s parent/guardian and provide educational materials on head lice prevention and treatment.

District personnel will not ostracize or embarrass a student with lice or nits and will maintain student confidentiality.

If a student has a persistent infestation after 6 weeks or 3 separate cases within 1 school year, the District will form a team that may include the student’s parents/guardians, teacher, social workers, or administrators to determine the best approach to resolve the issue.

B. Bed Bugs

If a District official suspects that a student’s clothing or belongings contain bed bugs, the school nurse or other District official may visually inspect the student’s clothing or belongings. Any bugs found should be removed and collected for identification. If a live bed bug is discovered, the District will notify the student’s parent/guardian and provide educational materials on bed bug prevention and treatment.

No student will be excluded from school because of bed bugs unless efforts to remedy an infestation have been unsuccessful.

If bed bugs are found in a classroom or elsewhere in the school building, the building principal or designee will notify the parents/guardians of all students in the affected building and will provide information on bed bug prevention and treatment. The school building will not be closed due to bed bug presence. If pest management is necessary, it will be provided to affected areas of the school building consistent with Policy 3406.

Date adopted: 08/09/2021

Date revised: