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Comparison of New State of Michigan Policy and The No Nit Policy

	Michigan Policy	No Nit Policy
1. Status	New 2004	Gold Standard
2. Exclude for nits	Only within ź inch from scalp	Yes
3. Exclude for live lice	Yes	Yes
4. When to exclude	Only when live lice are found at the end of the day	Discreetly at school discretion
5. Treatment	Manual removal of nits' Use pediculocides if live lice observed.	Manual removal of nits

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