Sun safety on the backburner in Sydney primary schools

By Jayce Carrano
Updated December 14 2017 - 9:43am, first published November 26 2017 - 6:15pm
Alexia Challita is 6years old and is kindergarden at Lady of Fatima school, in Kingsford and is wearing the schools uniform sunglasses on 24 November 2017. The school has a strong sunsafety policy, even introducing sunglasses as an optional part of the school uniform last year. Photo: Jessica Hromas
Alexia Challita is 6years old and is kindergarden at Lady of Fatima school, in Kingsford and is wearing the schools uniform sunglasses on 24 November 2017. The school has a strong sunsafety policy, even introducing sunglasses as an optional part of the school uniform last year. Photo: Jessica Hromas

Sun-safe hats aren't being worn by nearly half of Sydney's primary school students, according to a new report commissioned by the NSW Cancer Institution and Cancer Council.

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