Jesse Michener, Mom, Aims To Change School Policy

[Vermontn03]

Jesse Michener, Mom, Aims To Change School Policy After Kids Are Severely Sunburned

On Tuesday, sisters Violet, 11, and Zoe, 9, came home from school with severe sunburns -- they were outside for 5 hours for field day and were not allowed to apply sunscreen because of a school policy, their mom posted on her blog.

"Two of my three children experienced significant sunburns. Like, hurts-to-look-at burns," Jesse Michener from Washington wrote. It was raining that morning, so Michener didn't apply sunscreen on her kids. But even if she had, the kids would have needed another coat once the sun came out (the AAP recommends applying sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 every two hours). The girls weren't allowed to put any sunblock on though, and the reason cited was school policy.



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[Vermontn03]

Okay now I have a problem with this as well, I have children and two nephews that attend the same school, When we had our school field days at school, Which I work at the school as well and saw NO TEACHER apply any sun screen to any of the children, after day one of the frields days my nephew came home and his face was very burned, and I had asked him if any of the teachers especially the gym teacher if they had put sun screen on you guys and he said NO!

Come on REALLY, this makes no sence at all, they couldn't put sun screen on the kids but yet when they have field trips they make sure the children have on sun screen. You know that they put sun screen on there own kids at home. What's the difference? Yeah they are not at home, but they are responsible for all of the children at school while in there care. I'm Sorry but this just makes no sence at all.