School not reporting nits

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DS is in primary school and recently said his hair was itching and I found nits. I treated him and got rid of them, but when I asked the teacher to send out a notice to let other parents know to check and treat their children, they said it was not something they would get involved in. My only option is to put a message on the class Whatsapp but DS would be very embarrassed and doesn't want me to. AIBU to think it's usual for the school to put out an anonymous message to let the class know?

At primary you just assume nits and check every hair wash plus in between if there’s itching!

My DS’s school regularly sends out messages saying more or less “there has been a case of nuts in Year 1, please see the NHS guidance on nits”. No idea what other schools do, but I would have thought that was fairly common. Might be worth ringing the school office and telling them and checking - teacher could be inexperienced or not have checked the school policy.

Whole class gets a note in bookbags if we tell the teacher we've found nits.

I wouldn't be worried about telling people in the class WhatsApp, What's to be embarrassed about? He probably got them from someone on there's kid

We email the office to let them know and we put it in the school group chats. School then send out an email to parents of all the children (and dont say which class it is in which makes sense as its likely children have siblings in other classes etc and also children mix in the dinner hall and playgrounds ) in school reminding parents to check children's hair. It doesnt always work as there's always those parents that don't check their child's hair (I'm looking at you mum who told me "he's a boy with short hair, I'd see them if he had them, I don't need to nit comb it") but when parents share it in the group chats I think its good becuase then there's no need to be embarrassed and atleast you're a parent actually checking hair. The only people that should be embarrassed is the ones who don't and let their child keep spreading the nits

** edited becuase of so many typing errors!

Our school always notifies people. My kids are in Y4 and Y6 and have never had nits so I think it helps. Nits are reported and DDs hair is straight in plats at school and being checked more

We get these emails at school all the time! And when I do I always check their hair and more than once have found a couple I wouldn't otherwise have noticed, so I treated. Just seems sensible.

I'm a teacher and in my experience a headlice infestation has to be pretty bad (lots of crawling lice plus eggs) before children or parents really notice them!

Post on the WhatsApp saying you were told by a mum in the other class that there are nits going round so everyone should check if he's embarrassed. Definitely let people know though!
We nit comb once a week just in case, then if there is one you can usually treat before they start laying eggs

Perhaps you could just put a general note on WhatsApp that says you've heard there have been cases of nits in school recently? You don't have to say it is your child, or even his year.

Nits seem to be permanently doing the rounds of the Gdcs’ primary. When the Gdcs come to stay I have to remember to NOT use my hairbrush on them. Gdd1’s hair is particularly susceptible, long and very fine, but masses of it. I usually keep some Hedrin in the bathroom.