Bill Seeks to Let Mass. Campers, Students Use Sunscreen

Bill seeks to let Mass. campers, students use sunscreen

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classifies sunscreen as an over-the-counter drug, and therefore so do almost all schools.

Bill seeks to let students, campers use sunscreen

BOSTON (SHNS) - In public schools and summer camps across Massachusetts, students cannot use sunscreen without a doctor's note. "I've personally had to look at a student in the eyes and refuse them sunscreen on field day because they did not have a permission slip and doctor's orders," Katie Labadia, a mother of four from Scituate, told the Joint Committee on Education on Monday.  Labadia said "it was no quick task" to get physician notes for ea…

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