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Schools in Oak Ridge, Karns and Powell do not enforce strict head lice policies.

The Lakewood School District still adheres to a “no nit” policy, while Parkland schools adhere to a more lenient policy that allows children to return to school once treatment has begun.

Schools in Brooklyn are in alignment with the NYC Department of Education Policy for head lice, and do not restrict attendance solely on the presence of nits.

LiceDoctors owner lice professionals lived in Queens for several years with 2 small children. LiceDoctors owner lice professionals lived in Queens as a child. We understand as much as anyone the benefits of in-home services, especially in New York City. Given the choice of dragging your kids somewhere in the city (fighting the traffic, crowding in on a subway, or waiting outside for a bus) or making a call and then waiting in your home for an expert to arrive seems like an easy decision to us.

Schools in Queens have abandoned strict no-nit policies and instead will only restrict attendance when live lice are present.

Head lice have been making the rounds in the Fort Worth and surrounding area schools over the past few months. Amanda D, a mother of 2 elementary school children in Fort Worth, called us to say "I treated my kids and continue to check their hair, but I don’t know whether I got everything out. I thought I did but now I see the older one scratching again. Kids in her class still have it. Is it possible that she got it again?”

We get it. You have tried various ways to get rid of these unwanted pests, but just when you think they are gone, they are baaacck! Why is so hard to eliminate lice?

Schools in Saint Paul do not enforce strict a “no nit” policy for head lice.

Students in schools in Taylorsville and Kearns, in the Granite School District, are discretely removed from the classroom if live head lice are found. If nits alone are found, the student may remain in the classroom.

The following school districts reside in Bucks County, and most follow Pennsylvania State policies advising against strict “no nit” policies: Bensalem, Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, Centennial, Central Bucks, Council Rock, Morrisville, Neshaminy, New Hope-Solebury, Palisades, Pennridge, Pennsbury, and Quakertown Community.