Overview
- Parents were emailed on Tuesday after the college confirmed seven student cases diagnosed by health professionals.
- Students aged five and over may return once treatment starts while avoiding close contact for the first 24 hours, and under‑fives can return 24 hours after the first treatment.
- Scabies causes intense itching and a rash and spreads through prolonged skin‑to‑skin contact, including sexual contact, according to UKHSA.
- Public‑health advice includes washing bedding and clothes at 60°C on day one of treatment, sealing unwashable items for three days, and not sharing towels or bedding.
- Itching can persist for weeks after mites are killed, scabies is not linked to poor hygiene, it cannot be caught from pets, and people are advised to seek medical help if symptoms worsen or persist.