Students with head lice infestation do not need to be sent home early from school, the CDC says. Students can go home at the end of the day and return to class once beginning treatment. Experts say ...

Lice mostly spread through head-to-head contact, but can also be transmitted through sharing hats, helmets, or other items.

Lice cannot hop, jump or fly. The most common way to get lice is through head-to-head contact with someone who already has ...

Lice cannot hop, jump or fly. The most common way to get lice is through head-to-head contact with someone who already has ...

Despite what parents may fear, the NHS claims that there's no legal requirement to keep your child away from school. The ...

Head lice and nits are extremely common among children, and finding that you have a case on your hands can be alarming. Parents might be tempted to keep kids out of school when they spot the bugs, but ...

Head lice and nits are extremely common among children, and finding that you have a case on your hands can be alarming. Parents might be tempted to keep kids out of school when they spot the bugs, but ...

Evelyn Thompson of Lice Is Simple, a treatment company in Nashville, Tennessee, checks the head of a student at a preschool that experienced an outbreak this summer affecting at least 13 children.

Any evidence of lice was once a reason for immediate dismissal from school, not to return until the student's head was lice-free. But what are known as "no-nit" policies have been dropped in favor of ...