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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.

This district allows students to attend school after treatment for nits, but not with live lice. This represents a change from the prior “no nit” which forbade students with lice eggs from entering school.

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Hillsboro schools have a "No Live Lice Policy", meaning children will not be excluded from school solely because of the presence of nits or eggs.

Schools in Redondo Beach and Rancho Palos Verdes do NOT adhere to strict "no nit" policies for head lice, but they do differ in how they manage active cases of head lice.