• Support or initiate activities with the local school board to include sun-safety in the curriculum on all grade levels.  Find creative, age-appropriate ways to teach sun protection.
• Work with the local school board to ensure that there are no rules preventing students from protecting themselves, eg: bans on hats, not allowing sunscreen, etc.  If necessary, make a presentation to the school board about the risks of sun exposure.
• Encourage students and staff to wear protective clothing, UV-filtering sunglasses, and hats when outdoors.
• Bring sunscreens into the schools.  Nurses' offices and physical education departments should be equipped with products of SPF 15 or higher.
• Make sure school playgrounds have covered areas and shade trees; if new buildings are planned, see that there are provisions for shaded spots.  Devise ways to erect "portable shade" to shield spectators at outdoor school events:  canopies, canvas covers, umbrellas.
• Reschedule outdoor athletic events for early morning and late afternoon, to avoid the strong midday sun.
• Organize in-service sessions where teachers learn how to teach sun safety.  Make sunscreen application mandatory for outdoor field trips.  (A child who forgets can make a quick trip to the nurses office.)

Action plan:

Run a school poster with a sun safety theme.  Get local businesses involved: Banks, libraries, malls and other public locations could display the posters.  Winning schools could be awarded shade trees donated by a local nursery, or building supplies and expertise to erect playground shelters could be donated by a local lumber yard.