"We have been wanting to put hand sanitizers in schools," said Lorri Pilkington, coordinator for health and nursing services for Leon County schools, "but we want to do it safely and with the blessings of all the agencies that are involved with the school system."

The "agencies of concern" are the Florida Department of Health, the Department of Education and the state Fire Marshal’s Office, who are afraid that the high alcohol content of the sanitizers may be a hazard for starting fires or poisoning the children.

Considering the horrible E. coli poisoning of the children Galena Elementary School last month, I’d prefer they let the teachers have had sanitizer. And just keep them away from open flames.