Posted on 04/01/2002 5:12:39 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:38:22 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The Pennsylvania license plate that says "You Have a Friend in Pennsylvania" isn't completely true, especially if you are a fat student in a Philadelphia school. The school system there has taken it upon itself to advise parents of obese students that their kid doesn't fit the mold. I guess they want to graduate thin children who can barely read, write and make change for a $10 bill. We have allowed our schools to become full-time day-care centers. In many instances, we feed students a government-approved breakfast and lunch, which probably lead to a craving for something with a little more taste.
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I wonder when Pennsylvania is going to start sending letters home to the families of fat policemen, firemen and teachers. I can not believe how huge many of them are. Also, do you think the families already know they are fat and do they really need a letter to point this out?
This guy obviously does not live in Pennsylvania.
Not only were those license plates retired five years ago, when they were in circulation they said "You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania.
What a joker.
And maybe replace gym class with real exercise options.
What bugs me, is that a lot of children have really bad eating habits but are *thin* and the schools are acting as if this is okay... Just so long as they aren't *fat*. Well, those kids will be paying the penalty in a few years...
Also- obese people who exercise regularly are found to be healthier than thin people who don't.
There are too many variables to just target all the fat kids and say they must have poor eating habits.
Tara P
Seems they trimmed the fat out of "education" a long time ago....
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