Question: Does the gov't have the right to weigh our children in public schools and tell the parents they are obese? When I was in high school, they weighed us and sent a letter to the parents telling them their children were either at risk of or are obese. Do they think parents don't know? It is nice that the government is trying to help kids and parents get healthy, but isn't there another way to do it? And it isn't just in high schools, they are doing it in Elementaries also. My niece is 10?! No one should  ever tell her she is fat! They are so worried with the appearance of people that they aren't seeing the bigger picture! How many people they will hurt and how many self-esteems will be injured because of their journey to creating a better health in Americans. It is of free choice people eat so much they get sick. Let them be ignorant and harm their bodies. Don't hurt the children because mommy and daddy can't eat a vargetable or two or cook a meal rather than go to McDonalds.

Answer: i'm not familiar with how health care works in the United States but in Canada it's the tax dollars that pay for health care.  (preventable) obesity is the cause of many other health care issues which are costing the government and the taxpayers billions of dollars, if not more, yearly.  i don't think the school system is so much worried with appearance issues as they are trying to educate on a healthier society.
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