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COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group
No-nit policies are standard in many, indeed most, public schools. These policies prohibit children from attending school as long as they have any nits in evidence. Even the presence of empty nit shells is grounds for keeping a child at home, despite the fact that the lice themselves may be dead. These policies are misguided for several reasons.
First, while they may look unappealing, lice are insignificant from a public health point of...
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