School bans sunscreen
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
How would you feel if your child’s school banned the use of sunscreen?
In the midst of the British summer, when we’ve been having some of the hottest weather and need to be wearing sunscreen to protect our skin, that’s exactly what has happened at one school in South Wales. The acting head has declared that children should have sunscreen applied before they go to school in the morning, but aren’t allowed to take it in with them to reapply at lunchtime. Instead, they have to rely on wearing a hat and staying in the shade.
Although hats are certainly a good way of protecting children from the sun, they don’t cover their arms or legs and, if children are out playing and moving around during their lunch break, they’re likely to veer out of the shade and into the sun. I can understand that teachers may not want to get lumbered with helping to apply sunscreen for every child, but surely older children could manage to put their own sunscreen on?
The Daily Mail reports that the school is, ‘reconsidering its policy.’
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