To be annoyed with the nursery for not informing parents of severe headlice outbreak

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Because and I quote 'it's bad for business'?

Ooh interesting. No, not black. Very, very much white. As in, very pale-skinned, gets eaten by mozzies, burns but doesn't tan. The girls have three different hair types. DD1 has had the 1 episode of nits. Very fine hair, bit of a wave, not that much of it, very slow growing. DD2 has never had nits, very thick hair, quite a wave, lots of it. DD3 never had nits, very fine hair, very straight, lots of it. Can't remember my blood type but seem to remember it wasn't rare or interesting!

I agree that parents should be informed. DDs school sends out a letter that says someone in the class has headlice and how to treat.

Lougle. I'm interested to read that you've been pretty much nit free. I've never had headlice and had long hair at school, my mum's never had them and my DCs (12 and 8) have never had them. My mum thinks we have some kind of immunity.

I work in an infant school, have long hair mostly worn down and haven't ever had nits.

Both DS' have had them once; DS2 started school last September, was there for a week and had them. I had to do the dreaded phone-call-of-shame to the secretary where she laughed like a drain at me saying I felt violated.

It's nits. They aren't a big deal. You treat, you wash bedding and towels and you re-treat in a weeks time.

My ds has always been a nit magnet. To the extent that when he was 14 he spent an afternoon helping with a primary school sports day and came home with nits! His Reception teacher said that some children have very slightly higher body temperatures than others, and the nits go for the infinitesimally warmer heads.

That's interesting - my DS tends to get one or two cases a year. I would prefer to be told if there is a bad case going round as although I check once a week, they are easy to miss and DS doesnt start scratching until thoroughly infested.

Our old nursery told us. Would expect this to be the norm. School just told us about scabies - had to look it up

We first got nits 6 months ago and despite treating every single time, dd has always got them back within weeks. Someone obviously hasn't been treating but I don't know who. Bring back the nit nurse! Now they have broken up for the holidays I am hoping for at least a couple of nit-free months.

It's nits. They aren't a big deal.

It IS a PITA though and bloody expensive.

Never had nits in my life so didn't even know what was causing my daughter to scratch her head. Had to be advised by another mother.

DD went to a prep school. Constantly catching nits and the school didn't advise. Nor did other parents when some of their children were seething with them. I think there should be some sort of code - so even if you are loathe to identify your child you can let the school know someone in Form X has nits and the message can be sent to parents in that form so they can check. And school advice to parents on how to treat.

We inform parents there are cases of nits, and provide info to help rid. I assumed all nurseries did. I have seen children with their hair crawling with them, and full of detritus left by the nits. For the poor child, this really is a big deal. I have heard parents say, There's no point treating them, they all have them anyway' - bollocks.

Neither of my dc has ever had nits. Both pale with fair hair.

Threadworms on the other hand... that you don't get letters about and 40% of primary aged dc have them at any given time.

the parents in dds class without older kirs make a right old squeamish fuss about this. Kids get nits you treat them end of. What bugs (ha) me is the non treaters. Dd keeps getting reinfected. It's hard not to wonder who it is that is responsible for your £11 hedrin spend and interminable nit killing sessions. It's hard to think good thoughts about these parents.

Should be £11 a week. Wouldn't mind a one off spend but this is getting ridiculous

Yanbu at all OP. What's bad for business is to have frequent outbreaks. Telling everyone at once so they all check over the same weekend is your best hope of clearing them out. Particularly for kids without older siblings, it may not have occurred to parents yet to check when they're nursery age. Parents need to be told.
(May be X posts as DD distracted me...)

We get a note sent out whenever there's a more severe than usual outbreak in my kids primary school - same when they were in nursery school and in preschool childcare. Like lougle - I've 3 dds (11,8 and 5), they've never had them. They have varying hair lengths from under earlobe fringed bob to almost sit on your bum hair - I don't think I do anything in particular to avoid them.