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Originally posted by RUgreek
Aren't report cards mailed home (or emailed probably). I feel like I went to school in the stone ages and that I'm part of a breed of kids that had to bring papers home to mommy and daddy to sign, such as report cards...
Anyway, what age group are we talking about here? Because when I was a kid, up until middle school, I don't think anyone gave a crap about good looks or weight problems....
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That's just it. We're older. Things are different. I'm not sure how old you are, and you don't have to tell me. But when I was in elementary school, body image and weight wasn't something that most people concerned themselves with, but I can remember being with my girlfriends in grade 2,3,4 and so on talking about our weight and how we didn't want to be fat. It's gotten worse. Kids are so concerned now with image it's disgusting. Young girls are dieting, they are concerned with what kinds of colthes they wear, etc. It's a much bigger issue than you think.
The solution has to start in the homes, and it's not. Some parents just don't give a crap anymore. I have to agree with Carnation.
I don't think it's the school's responsibility to control the weight of the students, but they are the only ones that seem to care. I think schools should make phys. ed. a mandatory class up untill graduation of highschool. Sometimes that is the only exercise children get. Their should only be healthy lunch options in the cafeteria, and healthy lunches can taste good too. They just shouldn't serve things like burgers and hotdogs and fries or pizza.
I don't know, this just doesn't sound like a plan that is going to work.