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| Schoolgirl's Sun Cream Ban |
| 2003年08月27日10:23:20 金羊网--新快报 黄剑虹 |
A girl of 10 has been banned from taking sun tan lotion into school to protect her from getting burned.
Georgia Holt was told she could not take the cream - recommended by health experts to prevent skin cancer - into class because it breached Town Hall guidelines. Her teachers said that under guidelines issued by Manchester City Council, she could not apply the lotion during the recent heatwave in case it sparked any allergies other pupils might have.
Health experts said not wearing sunscreen could leave children at greater risk of developing skin cancer in later life. Dr Juliette Loncaster, skin cancer consultant at Christie Hospital in Manchester, said excessive exposure to the sun was a "major risk factor" for skin cancer, especially for children under the age of 15. "Applying sunscreen before school will unfortunately not provide adequate protection all day," she added.
But a spokesman for Manchester City Council said: "We believe that the school acted responsibly and in accordance with the health and safety guidelines laid down by the local authority. "Parents are encouraged to apply a high factor sunscreen to their children before they leave for school, and to send them to school wearing loose fitting clothing and a sun hat. "We advise that children do not bring sunscreen into school or share it with other children as some children can suffer allergic reactions to it."
日前，一名十岁的英国女学童被禁止携带防晒油上学。为免患上皮肤癌，该女童根据健康专家的建议带防晒油上学，没想到却违反了市政厅的规定。她的老师说，根据曼彻斯特市政厅的规定，在最近炎热的天气下，带防晒油回校是十分危险的，因为那容易引起其他同学的过敏症，所以她不适宜带防晒油回学校。
健康专家认为，如果不涂防晒油的话，那么孩子将冒着日后患上的皮肤癌的极大风险。基斯提医院的皮肤癌专家劳加斯特医生说，过多地暴露在阳光底下是患上皮肤癌“最主要的原因之一”。“尤其是对于十五岁以下的孩子。但只在上学之前涂抹防晒油并不足以提供一整天的保护。”他补充道。
但是曼彻斯特市政厅的发言人说：“我们相信学校的决定是对学生负责任的，同时也是保障了学生的安全与健康。我们鼓励父母让孩子在上学之前涂抹高效防晒油，同时让孩子们穿松身的衣服和戴太阳帽。我们建议孩子们不要带防晒油到学校，也不要与同学分享，因为可能会有人对防晒油过敏。”
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