The children's mother claimed the burns occurred because the daycare staff did not apply sunscreen to her sons, 5 and 7.

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The boys are now recovering at a Texas medical center.

Police told FOX23 officers are searching the boys' grandparents' home for an ointment that was applied to the burns.

Officials said they are concerned the ingredients of the ointment may have caused the blisters.

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Rebecca Ramage-Tuttle, assistant director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, says the the DOE rule change is “a slippery slope” for civil rights. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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