At school one of the third grade students has lice. The nurse didn’t find them from a head check. A teacher wasn’t the one who found them. A mom found nits in the head of her son. She sent a message to school.

the message
“I found nits in Joe’s hair last night. Not sure what to do. Maybe the nurse could do a random check. I don’t want Joe to be singled out. That kind of attention is not what he needs.” Thank you, Mom. Seriously, school teachers and staff wished all parents communicated such information.
After relaying the message to the school nurse. A visit to Joe’s class for a random check did, in fact, find nits in his hair. The nurse checked other heads and did not find anything.
what happened next
What happened next was public school being diligent to its public. The nurse talked to the parent and determined that Mom was taking every step necessary to rid her son of nits. She advised Joe’s mom to pick him up from school, which she did. Next, this health care servant emailed all teachers and explained that she would be scheduling routine lice-checking sessions. She added, “Be aware of the signs of lice invading your students’ heads,” and attached an internet link for The Signs of Lice.
not a big deal
In the lunchroom the teacher for Joe commented, “So, Joe has lice?” “And?” replied another. “And, all classes will have random lice checks,” the teacher replied. “I guess we needed that,” said the friend.
Bigger-than-Texas issues worry teachers. Lice don’t. And that is a 21st Century reality.