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When students at a San Antonio, Texas, school went on a field trip this week, parent Christy Riggs wanted her daughter to bring sunscreen along to protect her from over six hours in the sun. To her dismay, the North East Independent School District has a ban restricting students from bringing sunscreen to school or on field trips because it is considered a toxic substance.
"The school wants us to lather our kids up in sunscreen before school, but when they're outside all day or swimming, they need to be reapplying every couple hours," Riggs told ABC News.
Riggs' daughter got a sunburn after the field trip, her mother says, something she has been able to avoid over the years because of consistent sunscreen use.
"Our family has very pale skin, and my father actually passed away from skin cancer earlier this year," Riggs said. "What sort of message is the school sending when they tell us to leave sunscreen at home?"
School district spokeswoman Aubrey Chancellor said allergic reactions to sunscreen are one of the numerous reasons the district does not allow sunblock in its 72 schools.
"We don't want students sharing sunscreen," Chancellor said. "If students get it in their eyes or react badly to the sunscreen it can be quite serious."
Chancellor said the district treats sunscreen like a medicine and that children need a doctor's note to have it at school.
"If there are extenuating circumstances," she said, "students are welcome to keep sunscreen in the nurse's office and go there to reapply."
Parents, including Riggs, have expressed frustration at the policy. "We want to teach our children to eat healthier, yet we have them outside and let them burn," Riggs said.
Indeed, studies show that if children have one bad burn, their chances of getting melanoma double, prompting Riggs to be all the more careful.
"I'm not saying all children should be required to bring sunscreen," Riggs said. "But skin cancer is on the rise and reapplying at school shouldn't be an issue."
District officials review school policies yearly, and spokeswoman Chancellor said there is a chance they will revise their ban on sunscreen. Until then, students will have to come lathered in sunscreen and will not be allowed to reapply unless they have a doctor's note.
Article wrote:School district spokeswoman Aubrey Chancellor said allergic reactions to sunscreen are one of the numerous reasons the district does not allow sunblock in its 72 schools.
"We don't want students sharing sunscreen," Chancellor said. "If students get it in their eyes or react badly to the sunscreen it can be quite serious."
Chancellor said the district treats sunscreen like a medicine and that children need a doctor's note to have it at school.
Just force kids to wear a full helmet+face mask combo. Ultimate safety!
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kronk wrote: If you think that's bad, try accidentally putting a few peanuts into your kid's lunch sometime.
You'd think you tried to burn the school down.
I'll have to try that.
Now in Cedar Park, sunscreen is not limited.
EDIT: Speaking of, by now GC's out of her lahlaf day and her hooligan friends are already congregating at the pool as planned.
"Schooooooooooooooolllls OUT for SUMMER! "
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-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
kronk wrote: If you think that's bad, try accidentally putting a few peanuts into your kid's lunch sometime.
You'd think you tried to burn the school down.
I have done that. One day I was watching my nieces and nephews(Their mother worked extra hours to get a promotion) and made them lunch. I know the youngest girl loved chunky peanut butter. So I made her a PB&J sandwich and sent them on their way. Lunchtime comes and I have to come in wasting two gallons of gas(I hate farm towns and old caddillacs) To bring her another lunch.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
<--- Ginger that lived in Houston, TX for 15 years.
Yes. Yes we do. But I'm a phoenix or something.
Kronk rises from the ashes.
You may or may not want to know which part of him rises first.
Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
It's Texas, did you expect sanity from any part of it that isn't Austin?
Midnightdeathblade wrote: Think of a daemon incursion like a fart you don't quite trust... you could either toot a little puff of air, bellow a great effluvium, or utterly sh*t your pants and cry as it floods down your leg.
Kain wrote: It's Texas, did you expect sanity from any part of it that isn't Austin?
Democrat detected
"So, do please come along when we're promoting something new and need photos for the facebook page or to send to our regional manager, do please engage in our gaming when we're pushing something specific hard and need to get the little kiddies drifting past to want to come in an see what all the fuss is about. But otherwise, stay the feth out, you smelly, antisocial bastards, because we're scared you are going to say something that goes against our mantra of absolute devotion to the corporate motherland and we actually perceive any of you who've been gaming more than a year to be a hostile entity as you've been exposed to the internet and 'dangerous ideas'. " - MeanGreenStompa
"Then someone mentions Infinity and everyone ignores it because no one really plays it." - nkelsch
Kain wrote: It's Texas, did you expect sanity from any part of it that isn't Austin?
Democrat detected
The American democratic party is at best, a center-right party, or at worst a fair deal to the right party.
They're far too conservative for my tastes.
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Midnightdeathblade wrote: Think of a daemon incursion like a fart you don't quite trust... you could either toot a little puff of air, bellow a great effluvium, or utterly sh*t your pants and cry as it floods down your leg.
Kain wrote: It's Texas, did you expect sanity from any part of it that isn't Austin?
Democrat detected
San Antonio is a Democratically controlled stronghold. Austin is just California style crazy. San Antonio's a lot more like your average democratic city.
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Kain wrote: It's Texas, did you expect sanity from any part of it that isn't Austin?
Democrat detected
The American democratic party is at best, a center-right party, or at worst a fair deal to the right party.
They're far too conservative for my tastes.
Sorry, thats just way too funny.
But understandable from the point of view of someone from another country.
Just think about it like this, you guys are actually way off to the left in commie dreamland. America is still in the center relatively speaking.
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Just think about it like this, you guys are actually way off to the left in commie dreamland.
Except not.
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Prestor Jon wrote: Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent.
Kain wrote: It's Texas, did you expect sanity from any part of it that isn't Austin?
Democrat detected
San Anotnio is a Democratically controlled stronghold.
Really?
When I was there 10 years ago... it was pretty moderate. But, man it was an exploding city. o.O
It is pretty conservative but is Democratically controlled and has a good bit of nanny statism to it. On the positive its Mayor may be your next Vice President.
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Just think about it like this, you guys are actually way off to the left in commie dreamland.
Except not.
*Brrrt, wrong answer. But thank you for playing
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Kain wrote: It's Texas, did you expect sanity from any part of it that isn't Austin?
Democrat detected
The American democratic party is at best, a center-right party, or at worst a fair deal to the right party.
They're far too conservative for my tastes.
Sorry, thats just way too funny.
But understandable from the point of view of someone from another country.
Just think about it like this, you guys are actually way off to the left in commie dreamland. America is still in the center relatively speaking.
South Africa and Russia are hardly bastions of liberalism.
I'm far left just about anywhere but Scandinavia.
In a two-dimensional political alignment test I'm literally one dot away from the bottom left corner (left-liberterian...which is odd because I've never identified as Liberterian and find lolberterians to be ridiculous) and farther left than the likes of Nelson Mandela, FDR, the Dalai Llama, and Karl Marx.
Midnightdeathblade wrote: Think of a daemon incursion like a fart you don't quite trust... you could either toot a little puff of air, bellow a great effluvium, or utterly sh*t your pants and cry as it floods down your leg.
...what? Somebody had to say it. Seriously though, I hope the family of the girl who got burned sues the school and wins. This is feth-tarded. The school officials should be fired and the family should receive recompense. Especially with skin cancer having shown up in a recent family member's death. Could the school know that? No. But they made a dumb decision that has clearly had consequences on this girl's genetic makeup. Throw the book at them. The argument the school official made is pants-on-head slowed. God, I hate stupid people. Which, by the way will include anyone who sides with the school. If you side with the school, I hate you and you're stupid. The end.
Reality is a nice place to visit, but I'd hate to live there.
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Due to work, I can usually only ship any sales or trades out on Saturday morning. Please trade/purchase with this in mind.
Just think about it like this, you guys are actually way off to the left in commie dreamland.
Except not.
*Brrrt, wrong answer. But thank you for playing
Except not.
Prestor Jon wrote: Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent.
Hasn't been an issue since sunscreen was invented. It's apparently an issue now. Basically, schools were running out of legitimate things to ban, so they chose something stupid. Welp, I hope it bites them in the ass. Hard.
Reality is a nice place to visit, but I'd hate to live there.
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timetowaste85 wrote: Hasn't been an issue since sunscreen was invented. It's apparently an issue now. Basically, schools were running out of legitimate things to ban, so they chose something stupid. Welp, I hope it bites them in the ass. Hard.
Peanuts, Understandable, no one need peanuts to not get hurt. But sunscreen not only prevents you from getting skin cancer, but seriously painful burns. I trace my fear of the sun to a 2nd degree burn i got in 8th grade.
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That just went through the sewer grade filter in my head....
