In all the districts I've worked in, students need notes for chapstick and cough drops. It's silly. I just turn the other way and pretend I don't notice unless it's a distraction. Cough drops can be a problem with kids passing them out in class like candy but that's when I pull my doctor's note card.

And on that topic, a lot of seemingly innocent personal items become problems in the classroom. Hand sanitizer, perfume, Axe spray, personal pencil sharpeners without a catch, lip gloss, and lotion are also big classroom distractions. It would be one thing if the kids were discrete and responsible with them, but they're kids and they turn personal items into community items that stop the learning from happening or worse, cause asthma attacks.

If a child is old enough to apply their own sunscreen, great! But I don't want to somehow get roped into applying said sunscreen for a child. Then again, I've been a teacher for 15 years and I've never had a student put on sunscreen at school!

But yeah, how lame to waste the doctor's and parent's time for a note for some sunscreen or chapstick?