Head Lice

Code Number: 504.13

Any student who has been identified with live lice will be allowed to stay in school for the remainder of the school day though treatment should be started before returning to school. It is in the best interest of the student to continue to participate in regular classroom and academic programming.


First Adoption:
2000-05-30
Revision Adoption:
September 18, 2006/ April 27, 2009/ July 22, 2013/ April 25, 2016
Legal Reference:
School Board of Nassau County v. Arline, 480 U.S. 273 (1987).
29 U.S.C. ยงยง 701 et seq. (2010).
45 C.F.R. Pt. 84.3 (2010).
Iowa Code ch. 139A.8 (2011).
641 I.A.C. 1.2-.5, 7.

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