With a few caveats (like don’t use PABA on babies) medical authorities from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health recommend the use of sunscreen, especially for those with sensitive skin. The higher the SPF – sun protection factor – the better.
Just don’t let it happen at school.
The event that prompted this post actually occurred back in June. I would have mentioned it earlier, but I just came across the story yesterday.
Two little girls at a Tacoma school outing got burned to a crisp because state law in Washington – and every other state except (gasp) California – prohibits the use of sunscreen in public schools without a doctor’s prescription. Teachers can not apply it to students, and students carrying it to school are subject to expulsion.
You can read the mother’s account on her Blog.
While I can certainly understand the need for rules, incidents like this – and the almost constant flow of stories about remarkably stupid application and enforcement of Zero Tolerance policies – make me wonder if anyone in public education is even capable of rational thought.
What ever happened to flexibility and logic?
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