Massachusetts Parents Whining: Letters To Parents Real Problem With Childhood Obesity

Wonkette writes, It’s a simple fact – one out of every three kids in America is overweight or obese. OBESE. Children. This is a very real problem! So of course, a couple of Massachusetts legislators want to shut down the program that allows schools to measure the kids’ body mass index and send a very respectful letter explaining the results to the parents. Massachusetts State Rep. Jim Lyons and State Sen. Kathleen O’Connor Ives have filed legislation to stop the “fat letters.” “I think [the BMI letters] are an overreaching by the Department of Public Health,” Lyons told the New York Daily News.…

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