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These children would be readmitted to the institution only when all head lice, eggs and nits have been removed. The \u201cno nit\u201d policy assumes that all nits seen when examining the scalp are viable and therefore the infested individual should be treated for lice, and all nits must be removed from the scalp. However, it has been repeatedly shown that only a small number of children who have nits on their scalp are also infested with living lice. Accordingly, in the USA alone 4\u20138\u00a0million children are treated unnecessarily for head lice annually, which amounts to 64% of all lice treatments. In addition, 12\u201324\u00a0million school days are lost annually. The annual economic loss owing to missed workdays by parents who have to stay home with their children adds US$4\u20138\u00a0billion to the country's economy. The policy also results in serious psychological problems for children and their parents. 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