Petition · past parliament
Re introduce the nit nurse to schools.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
With the recent news that increasing outbreaks of head lice in school children are on the increase, nits are now becoming immune to treatments, parents are becoming frustrated with repeatedly finding their children with nits.
Local authorities used to employ a school nurse or health visitor to check children's hair in schools and offer sound advice so the children could return to school as soon as they had eliminated the head lice preventing them from becoming so widespread.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 29 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Dec 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Dec 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.