School administrators in New York want to promote a “culture of fitness” among students, but the new program they have in place to do so is raising some eyebrows. Last year state lawmakers passed legislation (which went into effect this month) requiring public schools outside of New York City to collect and report a summary of students’ weights and body mass indexes (BMIs) as part of an effort to combat childhood obesity. According to the state health commissioner: “Whatever you can measure, you can improve and by requiring the measurement of body mass index, I think we’ll see some improvement.” … Continue reading →