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Why should nearly every parent of a blond child have to go and get a doctors note just because some school administrator wants to be lazy. I find that unacceptable.


I give a darn about my kids....that is why I homeschool. So any field trips we take I have complete control over. If you can I recommend it. However I recognize that not all can.

Sunscreen policy is a symptom of a greater problem. The one size fits all zero tolerance baloney that is running rampant in our schools. The toy guns resulting in suspension, the children being medicated to sit still, the no peanuts anywhere anytime stuff, the you may not defend yoursel policy, and yes the sunscreen policy is all part and parcel of the whole thing designed (IMO) to teach children that thinking is not required and that you will obey stupid laws because they are laws.

jmra wrote: Don't know what kind of sunscreen you are using but unless my kids are at a water park, a good coating in the morning will adequately protect them all day in the sun.
Regardless if it is a bad policy or not, the mom knew the rules and failed to take appropriate steps to protect her child. That's on her, not the school.
I can almost assure you that this schools policy was the result of a lawsuit filed by some other irresponsible parent that expected the school to protect their child from exposure to said sunscreen.

I have used many different types of sunscreen. One coating per day does it when the temp is 80 degrees and they will be playing at a place that is partially shaded, like a park. When it is 100+ (like it often is in TX) my family needs one coat in the morning, one coat at noon, one coat at 3 pm. If I just did the one coat in the morning two of my children would be lobsters by the end of the day.

As I read the story the mom tried to protect her child. But the school policy gave her precious few options. It is a bad policy. It is a lazy policy. It is a policy for people who do not want to have to supervise children, but rather have a one size fits all perspective. I have taught in schools where we put sunscreen on three year olds everyday twice a day (kids unable to put it on themselves). It was a pain, but no one ever got sprayed in the face, and no one ever got fried.

Of course you can put sunscreen n at the start of the day, but if it is an outside all day event it is only reasonable to reapply. Sunscreen gets sweated off, rubbed off etc etc. It is an asinine policy. It does fit with their one size fits all approach to just about everything. A very very few might have problem with certain sunscreens so they are are going to prohibit it for everyone when very reasonable procedures could keep everyone safe. Stupid stupid stupid.


Let everyone who has ear to hear, hear. "Gov't is not eloquence (or wise policy) it force and like fire a dangerous servant and a fearful master." This include Govt at the elementary school level. Decide whether or not you wish to subject yourself and your children to it because in this one instance you have choices. Make the best choice you can for your family.