Girls badly sunburned when school requires doctor's note for sunscreen

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School district policy on sunscreen questioned after two girls burned

A Tacoma, Wash., mom is seeing red after her fair-skinned daughters returned home from school severely sunburned.

Violet and Zoe Michener were outside for five hours during the school's year-end 'Field Day, and when they returned home, they had burns and blisters, according to Jesse Michener. They appeared to be in so much pain that she had to take them to a local hospital for treatment.

The school district's policy only allows for sunscreen to be applied when the student has a signed doctor's note giving the okay, because the district considers sunscreen a medication. Dan Voelpel, a spokesman for Tacoma School District, cited additives that cause allergic reactions as a reason for the policy. ... READ FULL STORY HERE

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THERE'S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT THIS STORY. THE SAD PART IS THAT THE DUMB PEOPLE MAKING THESE POLICIES ARE THE SAME PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. IT'S A CASE OF THE DUMB CREATING THE DUMBER.

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