Posted on 09/09/2013 4:31:44 AM PDT by markomalley
Schools in California are sending letters to parents telling them their children are fat.
Referred to as ‘fat letters,’ schools in parts of California are warning parents their pre-school-aged children are at risk of becoming obese adults. Despite some backlash, the letters appear to be making an impact.
About 200 of the 900 students reviewed by one nutritionist prompted warnings.
‘We let the parents know in a gentle fashion, but we also send out a ton of handouts to try to help that family,’ nutritionist Lauren Schmitt told CBS Los Angeles.
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The nanny state complaining about the results of the nanny state. Go figure.
So, the anti-bullying charade was just that, seeing that entire school districts are calling kids fat? Color me surprised.
If they are products of your public schools, the chance of their being functionally literate is less than 50%. Maybe they can use the handouts to housetrain puppies.
LOL! Good catch! At least they didn’t say “a vast bulk of handouts.”
Wow..I bet the school administrators who wrote that letter are all Twiggy and Mia Farrow skinny..right?
Libs don’t want to keep score at soccer games because it would “hurt the feelings” of the losers. But sending a kid a letter saying he’s fat is OK. (It is a disease)
Anyone ever see a FAT kid that has skinny parents ?
Every day.
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