Schools weighing in on students' size

DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News: "Although some districts already calculate their pupils’ BMI, a bill proposed by Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, would require schools to record the number on student report cards. The bill was sent in February to the Senate Committee on Education, where it has yet to be scheduled for a hearing, meaning the likelihood of passage is in doubt.

The legislation arrives as educators, legislators, parents and health-care experts are desperate to turn the tide on childhood obesity."

I'm a public school teacher, and I think this lies outside the school's mission. It also smacks of being another unfunded mandate on the schools, which are already at the breaking point.