News that a school has broken rules that only parents can apply suncream to pupils will no doubt spark an onslaught of complaints from the political correctness brigade.

In a small victory against many of the ludicrous rules that now govern our lives the headteacher of West Oxford Primary School has written to parents informing them that they will now apply extra sun screen in the middle of the day unless parents object.

Of course, none did and pupils can now play in the sun without parents worrying they're burning.

If there is a danger that our children are at risk from skin cancer then protection from harmful rays is of utmost importance.

But schools are advising staff not to apply suncream to pupils in case it made them vulnerable over 'child protection' issues.

Ask yourself, when has there actually ever been a case where a teacher has been charged with behaving inappropriately when applying suncream to a pupil?

It ranks along with nanny state rules that if a pupil is crying you can't give them a cuddle to comfort them and children not being allowed to be filmed at sports days.

Let's not forget that school staff have all been vetted by the police and not allowing them the opportunity to protect our children from the sun is dangerously ludicrous.

Unfortunately, many other headteachers will follow these rules to the letter when the county council itself has said schools need to act in the children's best interests.

Oxfordshire's education boss has now also said that if schools are confident that child protection is not an issue when suncream is being applied, and consent from parents has been given, then there's no problem.

Surely then the council should inform all of Oxfordshire's schools that this is the case.

We're all for our children's protection in every way but let's not put their health at risk over a rule that could be easily ditched from the nanny state's book of political correctness.