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Board weighs aligning policy with state guidance that excludes head lice from restrictable diseases
Summary
Board members discussed adopting the OSBA-recommended board policy and updating an administrative rule after state guidance said head lice are not a restrictable disease; some members urged returning to a practice of sending children home while staff recommended revising administrative rules and adding mitigation like treatment kits.
Board members debated whether to align district policy with state guidance that treats head lice as a non‑restrictable condition and therefore not a basis for excluding students from school.
At the Aug. 7 session, a staff presenter said the OSBA (Oregon School Boards Association) recommended board policy reflects recent changes and that the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority no longer categorize head lice as a school‑restrictable disease. “The big piece about head lice that came out in that guidance is that while there's not Oregon law specific to head lice, there is Oregon…
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