It’s not a crisis. It’s not a reflection of your parenting. It’s going to be fine.

Any evidence of lice was once reason for immediate dismissal from school, with no return until the student's head was lice free. But "no-nit" policies have been dropped in favor of "nonexclusion" ...

Lice is low down on threats to public health — they don't carry disease, and they don't jump or fly. But school systems and parents are still... Leniency on lice in schools meets reality Any evidence ...