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Filed under: Kids 8-11, Teens & tweensWhen I first moved from Texas to New York, one of the first things I noticed was how tan everyone was. Considering the fact that it was the middle of winter, I was puzzled. I eventually caught on to the fact that these northerners hadn't t all just returned from sun-soaked vacations. They had been partaking of the latest beauty trend - spray tanning. That was about seven years ago. Since then, spray tanning has become common everywhere. I've even tried it myself. But these days, it isn't just pale-skinned adults taking advantage of the fake tan. Young girls are now coating themselves in what is basically skin dye and the results are not always attractive. Instead of a warm bronze color, many end up looking a bit on the orange side. In fact, at the Baines School in the U.K., Headteacher Carol Robinson has had it with her orange students. She has sent a letter home to parents asking for their help in enforcing a fake tan ban. "We ask for your support in ensuring girls do not come to school looking varying shades of orange. We have young girls coming in to school, 11 and 12, that feel pressured to go out and daub themselves in this orange."According to Robinson, the pressure is coming from celebrities like Jordan and Jodie Marsh. "Those celebrities are not 12 and 13. They are all a lot older and that is fine, they are not in school."Back when I was that age, if you wanted a nice tan, you had to be willing to put in the time. That meant spending half the summer bored and sweaty in a lawn chair in the back yard. Maybe those Baines girls need to embrace their own school motto: Nil Sine Labore (Nothing Without Effort). Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EST at http://www.parentdish.com/2008/07/28/fak...at-school/
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