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Several Schools Across U.S. Drop Their “No Nit” Head Lice Policies. A new trend is creeping across the country; schools are dropping their “no nit” lice policies.

Seattle School Lice Policy Tends Towards Leniency

There is great variation in school head lice policies across the country. One district may have a strict “no nit” policy while the neighboring town may have a far more lenient policy regarding readmission to school after a lice diagnosis.

School head lice policies are determined on a district by district basis.

LiceDoctors Reports on School Head Lice Policies--Metro Boston, MA Because the Boston metro area has so many cities and towns, it is especially diverse.

The California Department of Public Health, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Centers for Disease Control all recommend that students with nits be allowed to remain in school and the children with lice lice be allowed to remain in school until the end of the day.

Palm Beach County schools retain a “no nit” policy, meaning children with nits (lice eggs) may nit return to school until all eggs have been removed for the hair.

Schools in the Clark County area have a policy that allows children with nits to attend school, but forbids them after a second lice diagnosis.

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.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control recommends that students with active cases of lice be permitted to stay in school until the end of the school day if it is likely that they will not be in close contact with other students.