The Indiana state government web site does not endorse any particular head lice policy, but most school systems no longer support a “no-nit” policy.

Sherry Marbury, state supervisor for the Alabama Department of Education, stated that she "does not expect the debate over how to handle head lice in schools to end any time soon." Schools across the country are becoming more lenient with respect to admission to school with lice or nits (eggs).

Irvine’s policy deviates substantially and is the strictest one we found. It reads as such: “Any student found to have head lice, detected by a live louse or lice eggs (nits),will be removed from the classroom and excluded from attendance. The parent will receive written instructions on the treatment of head lice and a verification of treatment form that must be signed by the parent before the student can be readmitted.

Anchorage

In the Anchorage school district, children are allowed to stay in school until the end of the day if live lice are found. This is consistent with recommendations from the American Association of Pediatrics.

Concord schools generally allow children with nits to return to school after treatment. If a child is found to have live bugs or nits prior to treatment he or she will be sent home to receive treatment. "Keep children home from school when suspected or known head lice. Please notify the health office if you suspect your child has head lice.

School Lice Policy Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Surrounding Areas School lice policies in the Milwaukee area vary. Some schools retain “no nit” policies, while others have loosened their criteria and allow students to return to school with nits after treatment.

Do not expect chemicals to kill the lice--this is a mistake that many people make. Unfortunately, lice have mutated over the years and many have morphed into what are now called "super lice". These lice are highly resistant to pesticides and are the source of a lot of frustration to families who try to kill them with chemicals that do not work.

Perhaps you are sitting at the table in your Alabama home and you happen to look at your daughter's head just as a bug crawls out. OR You have sent your kids off school and are getting yourself ready for work, when a call comes from the school nurse telling you that your son has head lice. "How is that possible?", you wonder "I look at that child every day. "How did I possibly miss this?"