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96. It's "perfectly ridiculous" to be a responsible parent?

Reply to LeftyMom (Reply #95)

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 07:16 AM

Jun 2012

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mom angry after kids badly sunburned during field trip (school ban on sunscreen) [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 OP

I am once again flabbergasted at the fools following rules! hedgehog Jun 2012 #1

Isn't that insane? Does that mean kids can't wear caps in freezing weather? pnwmom Jun 2012 #130

A ban on sunscreen? CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #2

There are sound reasons Peggy MichiganVote Jun 2012 #9

Those aren't "sound reasons." They're bullshit reasons. TheWraith Jun 2012 #26

So how much does it really cost you to have other people do your thinking for you? MichiganVote Jun 2012 #72

Good reasons bongbong Jun 2012 #42

It's really all, as you say, lawsuit mitigation 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #47

Actually its to prevent harm to children-imagine that. MichiganVote Jun 2012 #73

Except the likelihood of children being burned is greater than the likelihood pnwmom Jun 2012 #110

let children live and learn blueamy66 Jun 2012 #139

Sunscreens can be dangerous. Many people have reactions. They should pulled the kids off Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #82

If they had allowed the girls to apply their own sunscreen sent by their mother, pnwmom Jun 2012 #104

The article didn't say the mother sent sunscreen. That was the problem. It also doesn't Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #108

The article says that the school's policy didn't allow any student to use sunscreen pnwmom Jun 2012 #109

Not the article I read. The mother complains that the school didn't "give the girls suncreen" Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #112

It's the policy of requiring a prescription for sunscreen that I object to. n/t pnwmom Jun 2012 #113

The policy is stupid but these quotes make it clear the mother knew about the policy. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #118

The point to me is that policies like this exist in most states and they shouldn't. pnwmom Jun 2012 #120

I disagree with the reasons. A sunburn is much more likely than an allergic reaction pnwmom Jun 2012 #102

Does this mean kids have to get frostbite in the winter because they can't wear caps pnwmom Jun 2012 #105

good god almighty. maybe they should just ban school okieinpain Jun 2012 #107

Parents can also apply sunscreen to their offspring BEFORE a field trip . . . Petrushka Jun 2012 #128

Most parents would probably think a sunscreen wouldn't be needed if it was raining gateley Jun 2012 #131

If a child is so very fair-skinned as that woman's children are, it seems reasonable . . . Petrushka Jun 2012 #133

Most people aren't that sunscreen savvy. I've had people incredulous when I mention gateley Jun 2012 #140

For Cripe's Sake blueamy66 Jun 2012 #138

I blame the school district AND the mother. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #3

That's where I am at as well. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #22

Mom shouldn't have needed to send any silly ass doctors note for sunscreen TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #135

I think they worry about Politicalboi Jun 2012 #38

I don't think the rule applies to home-applied sunscreen. I could be wrong. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #44

If some other kid wearing the sunscreen touched an "allergic" kid, there could be a problem, gkhouston Jun 2012 #68

Applying at home might not have been enough - it isn't for me REP Jun 2012 #77

As a mom, ITA. I have to jump through the hoops Butterbean Jun 2012 #74

Not having HATS contributed to those sunburns HereSince1628 Jun 2012 #103

How can you defend a hat rule outside? pnwmom Jun 2012 #111

Then why didn't she send sunscreen to school with the kids if she didn't know about the policy? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #114

How do you know she didn't send sunscreen? I didn't see that anywhere. pnwmom Jun 2012 #116

Are you saying the school prevented the girls from applying SC? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #117

This is what the article said: pnwmom Jun 2012 #121

I'm not sure why you are posting this. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #123

To show that the school policy -- which she didn't know about and neither did I -- required pnwmom Jun 2012 #124

Duh bpj62 Jun 2012 #4

Maybe someone is worried kids will get high off the sunscreen. Quantess Jun 2012 #5

The reasons include that children share items in school including over the counter MichiganVote Jun 2012 #7

There was a long thread on Facebook. Some of the teachers at this school were replying there. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #19

You're preachin' to the choir proud-story of my workaday life :) MichiganVote Jun 2012 #23

Me too. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #91

If that's true, why did the school have her outside for long at all? LeftyMom Jun 2012 #25

One of the teachers said the office had tried to call her mom. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #33

It can take months to get a doctor's visit for a routine matter. LeftyMom Jun 2012 #41

Doctors fax notes to school all the time. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #51

Here we go again..... AnneD Jun 2012 #59

It's all so stupid proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #62

2nd that MichiganVote Jun 2012 #87

Schools apparently consider anything purchased in a drugstore to be kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #49

The school bans it because it's a state law B2G Jun 2012 #6

That's the third-dumbest law I've read about in hours. Posteritatis Jun 2012 #12

You'll get no argument from me on that B2G Jun 2012 #13

I second that. BeanMusical Jun 2012 #79

Maybe those states have toxic sunscreen CleanLucre Jun 2012 #142

Hey Mom, ever consider making your kid wear a hat... joeybee12 Jun 2012 #8

RTFA. She didn't put sunscreen on them in the AM because it was raining. LeftyMom Jun 2012 #16

Most sunscreens now are waterproof... joeybee12 Jun 2012 #31

Waterproof sunscreens aren't immediately waterproof jeff47 Jun 2012 #39

No sunscreens are actually waterproof, no matter what they claim. pnwmom Jun 2012 #126

The minute it stopped, if I was that mom, I would have left work and gone to the school proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #92

You do realize that sounds perfectly ridiculous, don't you? LeftyMom Jun 2012 #95

It's "perfectly ridiculous" to be a responsible parent? proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #96

Is it ridiculous to be a responsible teacher? I hope not. pnwmom Jun 2012 #129

If you were a teacher applying sunscreen to yourself while you were watching pnwmom Jun 2012 #127

Hats are gang symbols and thus are banned 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #48

Hey, joeybee12, did you read this part? pnwmom Jun 2012 #125

I don't know about school rules these days, but GreatCaesarsGhost Jun 2012 #10

Er, plenty of people? (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #11

Me B2G Jun 2012 #15

There's a difference on being outside and in the sun for 5 hours. GreatCaesarsGhost Jun 2012 #24

this is so important we needed two threads about it? with dozens of combined posts? yet HiPointDem Jun 2012 #14

It's ridiculous proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #17

Uh, because it's *sunscreen*?? B2G Jun 2012 #18

Sunscreen is an over the counter medicine proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #20

I'm shocked by this. LeftyMom Jun 2012 #27

Someone upthread said it was a law in California proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #30

I wouldn't know personally. No kid in PS, and zero tolerance was just taking hold when I escaped. LeftyMom Jun 2012 #36

It's not medicine Mosby Jun 2012 #28

The schools consider it a medicine. It's listed as such in the handbook in my district. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #29

I don't doubt you Mosby Jun 2012 #35

Neither do I but it's not up to me. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #65

So if the girls had applied makeup... krispos42 Jun 2012 #99

Most sunscreens will be a thing of the past in just a few years I have a hunch Iwasthere Jun 2012 #43

pass the woo dionysus Jun 2012 #93

Sunscreen isn't "medicine". It's a skin care product considered safe enough for anyone of any age or kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #50

It is whatever the school district policy says it is. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #64

yup MichiganVote Jun 2012 #21

Absurd law... it's nanny-state laws like that that make me so upset when the OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #32

It is ridiculous that the school bans sunscreen notadmblnd Jun 2012 #34

Yes, they say that in Florida too HockeyMom Jun 2012 #40

It was raining when they went to school. Also, sunscreen is supposed to be reapplied pnwmom Jun 2012 #106

Applying Sunscreen bpj62 Jun 2012 #37

"Violet". An appropriate name. 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #45

I have a medical condition where I cannot be out in the sun and heat HockeyMom Jun 2012 #46

I was told to put sunscreen on my daughter before she went to school. ejpoeta Jun 2012 #52

maybe they've never heard of hats there nt msongs Jun 2012 #53

The Stupid... slackmaster Jun 2012 #54

Lol Skinner Jun 2012 #76

More Zero-Thinking from both schools and parents. PavePusher Jun 2012 #55

As someone who recently had Mohs surgery for a basal cell carcinoma frazzled Jun 2012 #56

I agree. Robb Jun 2012 #57

Allergic reactions to sunscreen: noamnety Jun 2012 #69

Excuse me frazzled Jun 2012 #70

We've had ER visits due to skin contact noamnety Jun 2012 #88

However did we manage before sunscreen? FarCenter Jun 2012 #58

I got really tanned, sometimes burned, on Southern California beaches four and five decades ago. hunter Jun 2012 #60

Now people go to tanning salons to get that condition FarCenter Jun 2012 #63

you sound like me shanti Jun 2012 #80

A lot of people with albinism generally didn't. Posteritatis Jun 2012 #61

I do know a person who has lost all her skin pigment FarCenter Jun 2012 #66

It's why skin cancer is the number one most common cancer today. frazzled Jun 2012 #71

You managed fine at the time, but now your generation has high rates morningfog Jun 2012 #98

However did we manage before a lot of modern technology? Quite simple - we died. Early. Zalatix Jun 2012 #137

Wouldn't the fear of sunburn be more likely to pan out treestar Jun 2012 #67

Did Mom say if she applied sunscreen before school? They make some pretty gnarly.. Tikki Jun 2012 #75

Wiping sweat off face removes the sunscreen, no matter how heavy-duty REP Jun 2012 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jun 2012 #81

like the story about the bullied bus monitor? I thought for sure that was an American story. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jun 2012 #86

you think a story about sunscreen policy in a school in tacoma wa = "most pertinent"? HiPointDem Jun 2012 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jun 2012 #143

do you live in tacoma and do your kids go to school in that district? HiPointDem Jun 2012 #144

Very poor judgement by the school rebecca_herman Jun 2012 #84

Why didn't the mom douse them with the shit before they left the house? lonestarnot Jun 2012 #85

it was raining that morning mrs_p Jun 2012 #90

This mom is a friend of a friend mrs_p Jun 2012 #89

The sunscreen would have had to have been reapplied in a few hours, too. Lars39 Jun 2012 #122

Simple solution... Glassunion Jun 2012 #94

Common sense is obviously something lost to "the olden days." Vinca Jun 2012 #97

i didnt often use sunscreen on my kids. my inlaws have used that against me forever seabeyond Jun 2012 #100

Uhhhhh Iggy Jun 2012 #101

After reading threads like this, I'm still amazed I managed to reach 60+... Buns_of_Fire Jun 2012 #115

Don't worry, plenty of your peers are dead. Robb Jun 2012 #119

the issue was resolved 6 days ago but du-ers are still enraged. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #134

They made these poor delicate precious dears GO OUTSIDE? datasuspect Jun 2012 #136

Mom why didn't you keep your kids from going on the field trip? CleanLucre Jun 2012 #141