No Exclusions from School: Students should not be excluded from school due to the presence of head lice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Texas Department of Health and Human Services have noted that there is little evidence that exclusion from school reduces the transmission of head lice. The goal of lice prevention and control in the school is to limit the spread of lice from one student to another through accurate diagnosis and meaningful and consistent communication and education. Notifications will be sent to the parent of the child with lice and parents of students in that child’s classroom with guidelines and treatment recommendations. The parent of the child with lice (live or dead) has the option of picking the child up early or leaving the child in class. More information on head lice can be obtained from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) website.