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Schools in the region of Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades follow the policies recommended by the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the California Association of School Nurses and do not hold to strict no-nit policies

As you can imagine, we receive lots of questions about head lice. Recently, we were asked, “Do lice reproduce sexually or asexually?” and it is a great question. So, let’s dive into it!

Schools in the Arvada and Westminster areas do not exclude children from school based on nits or eggs.

Schools in the Lakewood and Englewood districts do not enforce strict no-nit policies.

LiceDoctors technician tells how she has seen first hand that anyone can get head lice, anyone can have a horrendous case of head lice, even the daughter of a lice technician!

Schools in the Thornton area do not hold to a strict no-nit policy. Instead, if students are found to have lice, notification is sent home with them at the end of the day and they can return to school as soon as treatment has commenced.

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Schools in the Galveston area work with parents to get children back to the classroom quickly, sometimes as soon as a single treatment has been implemented.

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Schools in the Pasadena area do not adhere to a strict no-nit policy