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Two girls in Tacoma, Washington were hospitalized with serious burns because they couldn't apply or even bring sunscreen to their school's outdoor field day,reports New York Daily News' Christine Roberts. Violet, 11, and Zoe, 9, Michener spent five hours in the sun without sunscreen,although teachers and staff allegedly saw the girls' burns and at least one teacher had sunscreen with her, but didn't give it to the girls, Roberts writes. Their mother is particularly upset, because Zoe has a form of albinism, which makes her particularly susceptible to sunburns. Washington state, along with every other state aside from California, bans children from bringing sunscreen or applying it at school, partly because it is considered a form of medica...(read more)