AIMS
The aims of the Sun Smart Policy are to promote among students, staff and parents:
*positive attitudes towards skin protection
*life style practices which can help reduce the
incidence of skin cancer and the number of related deaths
*personal responsibility for, and decision making
about, skin protection
*awareness of the need for environmental changes
in schools to reduce the level of exposure to the sun.
Inclement
Weather: Senior Staff make the decision to activate this
policy.
When 3 sirens are sounded the yard duty roster is suspended and teachers are
responsible for supervision of their children. This supervision will be organised
by each unit or Staff group.
This may occur when it is raining. It may also be activated when temperatures
exceed 36C.
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Sunsmart
Policy
At
Reynella East CPC to Year 7
1. School hats (in school blue) will be worn all
year at Recess and Lunch and while students are engaged in any school
organized outdoor activity e.g. P.E., Excursions, Sports Days etc.
This is in order to protect face, ears and back of the neck. (Broad
brimmed ->7cm - or legionnaire style navy blue School Hats are
required.)
2. Where possible, during daylight saving outdoor
activities will be scheduled before 11:00 a.m. and during non-daylight
saving time before 10 a.m. and after 2 p.m.
3. Children are expected to play in shaded areas when
possible.
4. Students should use 30+ Broad Spectrum Sun Screen
whenever outside.
5. The wearing of longer sleeved shirts and longer
style shorts as part of the school uniform is encouraged.
6. The school community, teachers, older students
and parents will be expected to model appropriate Sun Smart behaviour.
7. NO HAT - NO PLAY in the sun all year.
Children not wearing a suitable hat will be required to report to the Resource
Centre for a note and supervision.
Please
remember:
TEMPERATURE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH U.V. LEVELS.
The air temperature rises during the day as a result of the earth being heated
by the sun’s infrared rays.
The maximum daily temperature usually occurs during the mid to late afternoon
whereas maximum Ultra Violet Radiation(UVR) occurs around midday.
You can still be burnt on a cloudy day: Skin damage can still occur on days
with a thin cloud cover. The cloud scatters the UVR in all directions and although
you receive less direct UVR, you may receive more indirectly. Heavy cloud does
decrease the amount of UVR but scattered cloud has little or no effect on UVR
levels.
We are Sun Smart because-
Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world with one out
of two Australians developing skin cancer during their life. Everyone is at
risk of damaging their skin and consequently developing skin cancer through
over exposure to the sun. Australian sunshine is so strong that everyday activities
can be hazardous if the skin is not protected. As research has shown that there
is a link between childhood sunlight exposure and skin cancer in adulthood,
protection is most important for children.
There are four factors contributing to the high incidence of skin cancer in
Australia:
1. The population is predominantly fair- skinned.
2. Ultraviolet light from the sun is of sufficient
intensity to induce skin cancer in the susceptible population.
3. For most of this century social values have supported
the belief that a suntan is healthy and attractive.
4. Lifestyle, work, school and recreation habits
expose people to the sun for long periods.
Update
June 18, 2005
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