No one knows where they came from and no one knows who had them. Eight students were sent home due to what looked like scabies in the week of Oct. 16.

Two anonymous students said they recognized scabies when little red bumps showed up on their skin and started to itch. Their parents took them to the doctor’s office for an accurate diagnosis.

Neither of these students know how they got scabies. “I could have gotten them from anywhere,” student A said.

Student B said that scabies burns more than hurts. In warm water the scabies seemed to dig deeper in the skin and burn more than in colder water. A trail under the skin even became visible.

Student A said that it felt like everyone knew, and they were too scared to itch in public. They were afraid that people would view them as weird. “It’s extremely embarrassing,” the student said. “No one wants to feel dirty.”