Too many laws - kids get hurt

[Ravi]

Take a look at the picture at this link. It appears the child went to school in a bikini top....an albino child?

School Sunscreen Ban Results In Serious Burns - International Science Times

 

[idb]

Why can't they wear a hat again?

 

[Si modo]

Except in this case the law puts the onus of responsibility on the parents.

Ravi, there is a state law disallowing sunscreen to be in the possession of the kids.

Without a doctor's note. Thereby putting the responsibility with the parents.

I don't agree with these laws but it isn't as if the parents are helpless.

Oh, I don't fine the mother without fault, either.

 

[Ariux]

Take a look at the picture at this link. It appears the child went to school in a bikini top....an albino child?

School Sunscreen Ban Results In Serious Burns - International Science Times

Exactly, the mother has shit for brains (a relative of yours?). There's no excuse for this mother sending her daughter on a field trip without a full t-shirt. The mother should also have put sun screen on her daughter before leaving for school.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

A kid in our high school was suspended for having Lactose pills.

You never even got your grade 12 so how would you know?

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

There's already a thread about this. The woman knew the rules and never bothered to get a doctor's note....even though one of her kids is an albino??? And sent one of them to school in a sleeveless shirt.

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A doctor's note?

Doctor's notes are for people who can afford to see a doctor.

The rest of us just never get sick.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

There's already a thread about this. The woman knew the rules and never bothered to get a doctor's note....even though one of her kids is an albino??? And sent one of them to school in a sleeveless shirt.

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I know Ravi just hates white people, so an albino white must get Ravi's blood boiling. But, Ravi is right, this time.

Mom knew the rules. She still didn't put sunscreen on her child before school. Some might have come off, but not all. She still sent her child to school in a sleeveless shirt. And, maybe mom should have said "fuck the rules" and gave her daughter a small container of sunscreen or a visor to take to school... with a note from mom. Only the most incompetent of teachers would have pushed the rules. Worst case is a suspended child, rather than a hospitalized child.

Stupid, inflexible rules exist primarily because of stupid parents, especially shit-brained Afros who yell racism every time their shit-brained idea of what is right conflicts with a far smarter teacher's idea of what is right.

Yeah no shit - aren't their sunscreens that will last 8+ hours these days?

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

The school board says it has to ban sunscreen because it's state law.

She also couldn't try to protect her girls with sun hats because hats are not allowed at school, even on field days.

What's that smell? Oh yeah...Nanny State Liberalism.

Why on earth would the state ban sunscreen?

The article says that they worry about allergies.

Ah huh...so it's better to just let the kids get torched instead? Maybe a few skin cancer lesions?

Maybe if your kid is an albino and the school bans sunscreen unless you've got a note from a doctor, you should take some personal responsibility and get a note from a doctor, instead of sending your kid out to get burned just so you can whine about it later?

 

[chanel]

From the article.

Washington isn’t the only state to ban sunscreen without a doctor’s note. In fact, California is the only state that allows sunscreen without permission from a doctor.

Read more: Girls badly sunburned when school requires doctor's note for sunscreen | Fox News

I had no idea. That is insane.

 

[manifold]

According to the story the teachers and staff even commented about it as the children's skin was burning, and did nothing.

The parenting fail on the front end doesn't excuse them for not moving the kids out of the sun. Jesus fucking Christ people.

 

[Swagger]

Keep in mind that almost all these stupid rules have come about because some parent or parents didn't take common sense responsibility and sued in the past.

Agreed. Litigation is now seen as a means of gaining captial, as opposed to reaching legal redress. So much so, that it's become an obstruction to everyday life due to the overriding concern over the potential outcome of a previously mediocre course of action. In some counties in England a parent can be liable to prosecution if their children are 'caught' climbing a tree unsupervised. OK, that might mitigate the risk of injury, but it has an irredeemably negative impact on the child's upbringing and their personal development of risk assessment.

 

[Swagger]

Seems to me school authorities have a duty to protect. In the instant matter the teacher breached this duty and harm was done to the child. As noted above mom might have prevented the harm had she provide a Doctor's note but failed to do so. In terms of negligance, with the facts I know, the greater harm was done by the teacher in not observing the situation and using a remedy not prohibited by policy, i.e. moving the children inside or into shade.

Bottom line, I'd sue the teacher, the schoool, the principle and the district. Medical experts agree that severe sunburn as a child can result in skin cancers in the future.

How far that duty of care is extended should be clearly defined. I mean, are schools obliged to guard against insect bites for fear of being sued? As facetious as that may seem, it's a valid question considering the events described in the OP.

 

[manifold]

Seems to me school authorities have a duty to protect. In the instant matter the teacher breached this duty and harm was done to the child. As noted above mom might have prevented the harm had she provide a Doctor's note but failed to do so. In terms of negligance, with the facts I know, the greater harm was done by the teacher in not observing the situation and using a remedy not prohibited by policy, i.e. moving the children inside or into shade.

Bottom line, I'd sue the teacher, the schoool, the principle and the district. Medical experts agree that severe sunburn as a child can result in skin cancers in the future.

How far that duty of care is extended should be clearly defined. I mean, are schools obliged to guard against insect bites for fear of being sued? As facetious as that may seem, it's a valid question considering the events described in the OP.

It doesn't take a genius to know that if a kid is already getting sunburned, you get them the fuck out of the sun.

 

[Si modo]

Yes. We have legislated common sense out of public schools.

 

[syrenn]

Too many laws about what you can and cannot do to or for your kids when they are in the clutches of public education.

The over-control has made a complete turnaround to utter negligence even for their simple safety.


US mom angry after kids sunburned during field trip

A mom in Washington state is steaming mad after her two daughters were so badly sunburned during a school field trip, they had to be taken to hospital.

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Michener was particularly outraged because her daughter Zoe has very fair skin from a form of albinism. She said the school's staff are aware of her daughter's condition, but couldn't make an exception.

The school board says it has to ban sunscreen because it's state law.

....

She also couldn't try to protect her girls with sun hats because hats are not allowed at school, even on field days.

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Considering we are now living in the nanny state.... why on earth aren't we nanny stating something like sunburn and skin cancer?

In Australia, school children are not allowed outside at all unless they have sunscreen on and wearing a sun hat. Its called slip, slap, slop.

 

[Si modo]

Too many laws about what you can and cannot do to or for your kids when they are in the clutches of public education.

The over-control has made a complete turnaround to utter negligence even for their simple safety.


US mom angry after kids sunburned during field trip

A mom in Washington state is steaming mad after her two daughters were so badly sunburned during a school field trip, they had to be taken to hospital.

....

Michener was particularly outraged because her daughter Zoe has very fair skin from a form of albinism. She said the school's staff are aware of her daughter's condition, but couldn't make an exception.

The school board says it has to ban sunscreen because it's state law.

....

She also couldn't try to protect her girls with sun hats because hats are not allowed at school, even on field days.

....​

Considering we are now living in the nanny state.... why on earth aren't we nanny stating something like sunburn and skin cancer?

In Australia, school children are not allowed outside at all unless they have sunscreen on and wearing a sun hat. Its called slip, slap, slop.

Exactly. The nanny state complete turn-around to negligence, as Orwell so succinctly demonstrates.

And folks want to trust government with their own health? It boggles my mind, still.

 

[syrenn]

Too many laws about what you can and cannot do to or for your kids when they are in the clutches of public education.

The over-control has made a complete turnaround to utter negligence even for their simple safety.


US mom angry after kids sunburned during field trip

A mom in Washington state is steaming mad after her two daughters were so badly sunburned during a school field trip, they had to be taken to hospital.

....

Michener was particularly outraged because her daughter Zoe has very fair skin from a form of albinism. She said the school's staff are aware of her daughter's condition, but couldn't make an exception.

The school board says it has to ban sunscreen because it's state law.

....

She also couldn't try to protect her girls with sun hats because hats are not allowed at school, even on field days.

....​

Considering we are now living in the nanny state.... why on earth aren't we nanny stating something like sunburn and skin cancer?

In Australia, school children are not allowed outside at all unless they have sunscreen on and wearing a sun hat. Its called slip, slap, slop.

Exactly. The nanny state complete turn-around to negligence, as Orwell so succinctly demonstrates.

And folks want to trust government with their own health? It boggles my mind, still.

I have a friend who is a teacher in AU... and we have discussed this very subject. She is a bit appalled that we allow school kids outside without their hats on.

 

[Ariux]

Considering we are now living in the nanny state.... why on earth aren't we nanny stating something like sunburn and skin cancer?

In Australia, school children are not allowed outside at all unless they have sunscreen on and wearing a sun hat. Its called slip, slap, slop. [/COLOR]

The nanny state ostensibly always has good intentions, but harm almost always follows legislating safety.

Here a girl gets sunburned because the stupid mother didn't prepare her daughter for a field trip, thinking that the rules prevented her from doing so.

There in Australia, kids probably are left out of activities if they didn't bring a hat. Other kids are probably sickened by too many chemicals on the skin. In northern climates, sun screen can contribute to vitamin-D deficiency. I also have a theory that sun screen can contribute to heart disease.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

Too many laws about what you can and cannot do to or for your kids when they are in the clutches of public education.

The over-control has made a complete turnaround to utter negligence even for their simple safety.


US mom angry after kids sunburned during field trip

A mom in Washington state is steaming mad after her two daughters were so badly sunburned during a school field trip, they had to be taken to hospital.

....

Michener was particularly outraged because her daughter Zoe has very fair skin from a form of albinism. She said the school's staff are aware of her daughter's condition, but couldn't make an exception.

The school board says it has to ban sunscreen because it's state law.

....

She also couldn't try to protect her girls with sun hats because hats are not allowed at school, even on field days.

....​

"Too many laws" LOL! Because its not an issue of whether a given law is a good idea or not- but a question of how many laws there are overall. Too many - and its bad! Its bad! We gotta reduce the number of laws!

 

[Si modo]

Too many laws about what you can and cannot do to or for your kids when they are in the clutches of public education.

The over-control has made a complete turnaround to utter negligence even for their simple safety.


US mom angry after kids sunburned during field trip

A mom in Washington state is steaming mad after her two daughters were so badly sunburned during a school field trip, they had to be taken to hospital.

....

Michener was particularly outraged because her daughter Zoe has very fair skin from a form of albinism. She said the school's staff are aware of her daughter's condition, but couldn't make an exception.

The school board says it has to ban sunscreen because it's state law.

....

She also couldn't try to protect her girls with sun hats because hats are not allowed at school, even on field days.

....​

"Too many laws" LOL! Because its not an issue of whether a given law is a good idea or not- but a question of how many laws there are overall. Too many - and its bad! Its bad! We gotta reduce the number of laws!

Yeah, we do. And, this is just one of many reasons why.