Schools Increasingly Screening Students for Obesity
Schools in nearly 25% of states -- including California -- increasingly are recording students' body mass index scores to determine whether they are obese. Some school districts -- such as in Chula Vista -- use the measurements to address obesity or diabetes among the student population, but others have been criticized after sending home letters to parents when their children are found to be obese.
- "Schools Increasingly Check Students for Obesity" (Watson, AP/Sacramento Bee, 3/29).