'You don’t see a jacket for about four weeks which is unusual in our climate.'
Schools across West Dunbartonshire will be encouraged to raise awareness on the importance of sun safety following the recent heatwave across the country.
And with June 2023 set to be the hottest on record in Scotland, and concerns that global warming means similar extended heatwaves are more likely in future, the issue of teaching children about taking care when out in the sun has become more important.A motion by SNP councillor Gordan Scanlan calling on schools to sign up to the free Sun Safe accreditation programme and teaching children about the dangers of overexposure to UV light was passed unanimously by members.
In his motion, councillor Scanlan said: “Council recognises that this month has seen a period of extreme hot weather and that it’s more important than ever for children to recognise the potential dangers posed by the sunlight, and that schools and nurseries taking part in the sun life campaign would benefit from it.”
He explained: “I think one of the reasons this is so important is with global warming, it is probable that we will have more periods like we have seen earlier this month, where you don’t see a jacket for about four weeks which is unusual in our climate.
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