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Bill To Allow Students To Carry Sunscreen Heads To Governor

Lauren Chapman
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IPB News

One of the first bills headed to the governor’s desk this session will allow Indiana students to easily carry and apply sunscreen at school.

That’s as some lawmakers grumble about why the bill was necessary.

The need for such legislation grew out of requirements some schools imposed. Those included notes from a doctor or a parent and storing the sunscreen in a single school location, such as a nurse’s office.

Rep. Cindy Kirchhofer (R-Beech Grove) says the bill makes it clear – students can carry and apply sunscreen without any conditions.

“This bill is no way requires schools to stock sunscreen or require kids to bring and apply it,” Kirchhofer says.

Rep. Vernon Smith (D-Gary) laments the need to pass such a bill.

“It would seem to me that some common sense ought to prevail in our schools,” Smith says.

The House approved the bill 94-2 Monday. The Senate passed it 45-4 earlier this session. And because the House made no changes, it goes directly to the governor.

Brandon Smith is excited to be working for public radio in Indiana. He has previously worked in public radio as a reporter and anchor in mid-Missouri for KBIA Radio out of Columbia. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, Illinois as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, Missouri, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.
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