Government School's Suncreen Bans

[Hightop]

Government Schools + Government Health Care = Utopia

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1101567

Two young girls had to go to the hospital with severe sunburns after a Washington state school forbid the sisters from applying sunscreen during an outdoor field day.

Jesse Michener said she was horrified when her two daughters, Violet, 11, and Zoe, 9, came home from school Tuesday sporting “hurts-to-look-at” burns after spending five hours outdoors with no protection, according to a post on the mom’s blog.

Michener said she didn’t rub sunscreen on her kids because it was raining when they left for school. She argued that even if she did apply the much-needed block, the school wouldn’t have let the girls reapply to maintain protection due to a “deeply flawed” school policy.

Children in all states except for California are not allowed to apply or bring the product to school, ABC News reports, partially because it is considered a medication.

The Tacoma mom said that the burns were particularly infuriating because the teachers didn’t make an exception for her daughter Zoe, who they know has a form of albinism, which makes her particularly susceptible to the sun’s rays.

Michener said that teachers, staff and parents made comments about her daughters’ burns but did nothing to help the girls.

“One of my children remarked that their teacher used sunscreen in her presence and that it was 'just for her,” Michener wrote on her blog. “At the very least, a hat might have protected the girls, but, “alas, hats are not allowed at school, even on field day.’”

Both girls had to stay home from school Wednesday, suffering from “headaches, chills and pains,” according to Michener.

Tacoma Public School district spokeman Dan Voelpel said the district’s policy forbids teachers from applying sunblock to their students for liability reasons.

Children cannot apply the block to themselves unless they have a doctor’s note as the district considers sunscreen an over-the-counter medication requiring prescription.

“Because so many additives in lotions and sunscreens cause an allergic reaction in some children, we have to really monitor that,” Voelpel told ABC.

Since the incident, Michener has begun trying to raise awareness about the school policy.

The director of Elementary Education in Tacoma Public Schools called her Thursday to tell her about new law, passed June 7, that allows school districts to decide for themselves what is permissible and what is forbidden.

“He stated that how the law will actually shake-out for districts is still to be seen (the devil is always in the details),” the mom wrote on her blog, “but that he hoped a policy revision could be achieved by October.”

Michener told the Huffington Post that the girls are starting to heal, but the “long term effects are yet to be seen.”

[RocketRaccoon]

with the rising fear of skin cancer, this law is obviously out of date.

[DonnyMost]

Hightop's solution: Destroy government schools

The rest of the world's solution: Allow sunscreen

[QdoubleA]

I was actually beginning to think we were rid of hightop. I bet hightop went to a public government school.

[CometsWin]

Hightop, Pakistan is where you want to be. No government schools works for them!

[RedRedemption]

DESTROY GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS!
Ayn Rand Ron Paul 2012.

[Classic]

You know when it comes to health care related stuff, california actually has their **** together.

In unrelated CALI health news, there is an initiative on the ballot to label GMO foods in CALI in November elections, progress:

Originally Posted by ENEWS Park Forest Organic Consumers Association Challenges Logic Of American Medical Association's Position On GMO Labeling MONDAY, 25 JUNE 2012 10:46 AMA votes in favor of pre-market testing for GMOs, but against mandatory GMO labeling WASHINGTON--(ENEWSPF)--June 25 - The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) today challenged the American Medical Association (AMA) on its failure to support mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. At a meeting last week, the AMA called for mandatory pre-market safety testing of genetically engineered foods as part of a revised policy, but the AMA did not call for mandatory labeling of GMOs. “The AMA’s new policy on GMOs does not go far enough,” said Ronnie Cummins, Executive Director of the OCA. “We are disappointed, and frankly confused. On the one hand, the AMA is telling consumers that GMOs should be tested for any potential health hazards, before food manufacturers are allowed to sell them to the public. On the other hand, they’re effectively saying that it’s OK that products containing GMOs are not labeled. It makes no sense to acknowledge enough doubt about the safety of genetically engineered ingredients to recommend pre-market testing, but disagree that consumers should have the right to know which foods contain GMOs. Shouldn’t consumers be able to avoid GMOs unless they have first been proven safe?” Between 75% - 80% of all processed foods in supermarkets contain GMOs, Cummins said. Yet there is no way for consumers to make informed choices about these foods, because food manufacturers are not required to label GMO ingredients. “Without labeling laws, biotech and food companies can continue to test GMOs on unknowing, unwilling human beings.” The AMA’s failure to recommend GMO labeling came on the heels of yet another new report earlier in the week on the health hazards of GMOs. The report, "GMO Myths and Truths", presents a large body of peer-reviewed scientific and other authoritative evidence of the hazards to health and the environment posed by genetically engineered crops and organisms (GMOs). American Public Health Association, the American Nurses Association, the Illinois Public Health Association, and the California State Medical Association have passed resolutions calling for labeling of genetically engineered food, according to the Truth in Labeling Coalition. The OCA is a strong supporter of the upcoming Nov. 6 California Ballot Initiative that will require labels on genetically engineered foods and ban the routine industry practice of marketing GMO-tainted foods as “natural.” The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots non-profit 501(c)3 public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The Organic Consumers Fund is a 501(c)4 allied organization of the Organic Consumers Association, focused on grassroots lobbying and legislative action http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/s...-labeling.html

[Rashmon]

Hightop, you forgot to include the completely unrelated photoshopped picture of the president in your post.

[Kyrodis]

We must collectively avoid collectivism!

Hightop, how do you feel about the fact that most private schools have historically embraced collectivism by requiring uniforms?

[JunkyardDwg]

That article is misleading...students are not banned from bringing sunscreen to school, but rather teachers and staff are not allowed to apply it themselves.

I can understand that....but maybe teachers should be allowed if they are given permission by a parent to lather up their kids. The policy is designed to protect teachers from litigation, because you don't want them to put sunscreen on a child using lotion with ingredients they may be allergic too.

And sunscreen is water proof...you put it on and give it enough time to dry, it should stay on if they get a little wet. Or they could take an umbrella or wear a poncho.

[Rashmon]

Originally Posted by JunkyardDwg That article is misleading...students are not banned from bringing sunscreen to school, but rather teachers and staff are not allowed to apply it themselves. I can understand that....but maybe teachers should be allowed if they are given permission by a parent to lather up their kids. The policy is designed to protect teachers from litigation, because you don't want them to put sunscreen on a child using lotion with ingredients they may be allergic too. And sunscreen is water proof...you put it on and give it enough time to dry, it should stay on if they get a little wet. Or they could take an umbrella or wear a poncho.

You are not allowed to bring reason into a hightop thread.

[RocketMan Tex]

Hightop threads + Hightop comments = laughing at Hightop, the Internet Warrior

[FranchiseBlade]

Originally Posted by JunkyardDwg That article is misleading...students are not banned from bringing sunscreen to school, but rather teachers and staff are not allowed to apply it themselves. I can understand that....but maybe teachers should be allowed if they are given permission by a parent to lather up their kids. The policy is designed to protect teachers from litigation, because you don't want them to put sunscreen on a child using lotion with ingredients they may be allergic too. And sunscreen is water proof...you put it on and give it enough time to dry, it should stay on if they get a little wet. Or they could take an umbrella or wear a poncho.

Yes, so basically it is a case of someone being upset over nothing at all.

[Hightop]

Originally Posted by JunkyardDwg That article is misleading...students are not banned from bringing sunscreen to school, but rather teachers and staff are not allowed to apply it themselves. I can understand that....but maybe teachers should be allowed if they are given permission by a parent to lather up their kids. The policy is designed to protect teachers from litigation, because you don't want them to put sunscreen on a child using lotion with ingredients they may be allergic too. And sunscreen is water proof...you put it on and give it enough time to dry, it should stay on if they get a little wet. Or they could take an umbrella or wear a poncho.

The article states that students must have a doctor's note to apply sunscreen. (hopefully soon a government doctor).

[QdoubleA]

Originally Posted by Hightop The article states that students must have a doctor's note to apply sunscreen. (hopefully soon a government doctor).

So what are you going to do to fight this besides crying on clutchfans?

[thadeus]

Originally Posted by Hightop The article states that students must have a doctor's note to apply sunscreen. (hopefully soon a government doctor).

You should definitely assassinate Obama.

[Northside Storm]

Instead of govt. schools, we should have Dom schools.

[JuanValdez]

It's not a government thing; it's a liability thing.

Which is the irony, because now they're going to get sued.