Parents are really angry and somewhat dismayed over the public school policy sends "Fat Letters" home with “fat letters with students.
So, it has begun, schools across the state are sending Body Mass Index (BMI) reports and letters home with students in order to flag possible obesity concerns.
"To have a piece of paper like this come home in their backpack with them is very, very concerning to me," said mother Lori-Ann Sumner. Her nine-year-old daughter Shelby who just happens to be an active gymnast and athlete -- was determined to be “borderline overweight.”
Her BMI was 19.43, which brought her to 84.38 percent, and 85th percentile is considered overweight. (see video below)
Memorial Elementary decoration: in Medway, Mass., is required by law to calculate each student's BMI to determine healthy proportions.
Body mass index, or BMI, may be considered the standard for measuring the amount of fat in a person's body but may not be as accurate as originally thought, according to new research.
But schools sending home fat letters are controversial at any rate, and this may be just the beginning.
