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Leniency on lice in schools meets reality

By Blake Farmer
Published September 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM CDT

Lice is low down on threats to public health—they don't carry disease, they don't jump or fly. But school systems and parents are still grappling with whether to keep kids with lice in class.

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