LICE TIPS

Several school districts in the area of Huntington have differing policies for how to manage head lice in the school Here you will find several distingt policies:

Schools in Visalia have let go of stringent "no nit" policies in favor of a "no lice" policy, but Hanford schools still retain a strict "no nit" policy.

Schools in North Royalton only restrict attendance of children with live lice, while schools in Parma will exclude children from class if merely nits or eggs are present.

Some schools in Riverside County have a “no nit” policy, which prevents children from entering school until there is no sign of lice or eggs. Other school districts, such as Temecula and Murrieta, leave it to the discretion of the nurse and allow children into the classroom as long as they are free of bugs.

In general, schools in this area do not strictly adhere to a no-nit policy, and will allow students to return to the classroom once treatment has begun.

Schools in Port St. Lucie have a "no nit" policy, which means that if a child has lice eggs he or she will be sent home from school.

Centreville and Chantilly are in the Fairfax County Public School District which allows students to return to school once treatment has been administered.

The Conejo Valley Unified School District, including schools in Thousand Oaks, adheres to a strict "no nit" policy.

Schools in Bellflower and Lakewood restrict children with live lice from attending school.

Schools in Surprise, Arizona adhere to a stringent “no nit” school head lice policy.