School is at fault for making an issue of sunscreen. Parent is at fault for putting up with the Statist tyranny.
No, the mother's at fault for making her kid the victim. If she had wanted to complain about the stupid sunscreen rule, I'd be all for that. Even if she wanted to ignore the rule and send sunscreen along with her kid, I'd absolutely support her resistance. But not properly preparing her kid for a day without sunscreen was a lapse in good parenting. Look, it happens. Maybe she just forgot. But to start complaining about the stupid rule after she didn't do her job is a little too late. I suspect when and if she tries to sue, she'll be run out of the court. And the way things are today, she'll be lucky if the school doesn't sic CPS on her for child endangerment. Bottom line is, she knew the stupid rule - she should have dressed her kid better. And when precious came home with a sunburn, she should have used it as a teaching moment. "This is why you can't wear tank tops like the other girls, Honey. God gave you skin that without sunscreen needs to wear a t shirt."