[retrokitten]

This such a bad idea. Those kids are 9, 10, and 11 years old. Their bodies are quickly changing and they need to be eating.

I'm sure everyone knows at least one person who when they were 9-11 years old was very pudgy then came back from summer break a couple of years later and had sprouted up so fast they were now skin and bones.

Growing kids need to eat. They don't need someone telling them they are too fat a nine years old telling them they are too big.

Bottom line, it's the parents business. No one elses. The state doesn't care about slimming down our kids. They care about fattening up thier wallets with big fat grants for idiotic things like laser BMI calculators.

[Boxsford]

You are so right about this issue not being about educating.

[retrokitten]

a nine years old

should be AT nine years old....

[CSM]

"Bottom line, it's the parents business. No one elses. The state doesn't care about slimming down our kids. They care about fattening up thier wallets with big fat grants for idiotic things like laser BMI calculators."

Exactly, enough of these tests take place and we will have stats that will allow the children's diets to be controlled or the parents will be fined by the state for overweight children. Think, loss of dependant tax break! If it can be shown that x% of our school kids are overweight, then the lawsuits by Bansaff and his ilk are more likely to sway a jury. This is just another small step towards more control of individuals by the government!