After a school sunscreen ban left two Tacoma, Washington elementary students severely burned, their mother decided to take on the school district. The mother discovered that 49 states nationwide have policies that do not allow staff to apply sunscreen to students, and students can only apply it themselves if they have a doctor’s note. The law
After a school sunscreen ban left two Tacoma, Washington elementary students severely burned, their mother decided to take on the school district. The mother discovered that 49 states nationwide have policies that do not allow staff to apply sunscreen to students, and students can only apply it themselves if they have a doctor’s note. The law exists because the additives in lotions and sunscreens can cause an allergic reaction in children, and sunscreens are regulated by the FDA as an over-the-counter drug.
TODAY, 6/25/2012
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