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Originally posted by cash78mere
i don't think it's a school's business to have to monitor a child's weight. that is the job of the pediatirician and parents.
are schools then going to be responsible for making children lose weight? that's not what schools are for. they can teach about health and good habits, but enforcing them are the parents jobs!!
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just curious, why should kids suffer if the parents are not smart enough to help them? I agree, the school is for learning, but this is technically on the educating side. Maybe a couple parents will learn a thing or two and the kids may be more aware of their bodies. Schools teach health classes, sex, and other subjects that you would consider a "parent's job." If a parent is doing his or her job, then the child wouldn't need help.
I think there really is a problem that in american society, more and more children are becoming fat and not enough is being done about it before it's too late. I think the first person that should be embarassed about an overweight child is the parent. And if the parents won't care or take responsibility to fix the problem, then why stop the school's from taking a shot at it?