Cancer Survivor Aims To Change Sunscreen Law

ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI — A 17-year-old St. Clair Shores South Lake High student is fighting to change a Michigan law that stops kids from being able to use sunscreen at school. Madison Horton, a skin cancer survivor, last month testified in front of a House committee on behalf of new legislation that would change the law, according to a Detroit Free Press report.

"Most schools will not allow a child to bring sun screen to school just because of the liability that goes along with it,'' said Rep. Kevin Hertel, D-St. Clair Shores, a sponsor of the draft legislation. "We wanted to make sure children had access, as much as possible, to it. We know at a young age if children have access through sun screen are much less likely to develop skin cancer later on in life."

“The experience was great and I am so grateful for what it showed me,’’ Horton said. “The people I worked with told me I ‘stole the show,’ meaning that I had everyone's attention in the room."

For more, go to the Detroit Free Press.

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