Susan,
What a great post. Thank you for bringing this to light.
I have no problem with all students being required to take a nutrition and fitness class sometime during their college years. But to weigh and measure students and then send them one of two ways based on their BMI is completely offensive to me.
When did the university appoint themselves the parents and the doctor for these students? Who are they to say that a hard-working, studious, smart kid who makes A's and B's in class doesn't get to graduate because they are overweight? Or that they must use some of their credit hours on this class when others don't have to?
This is horrendous, discriminatory and will cause hurt feelings needlessly. It should be required of all students or not at all.
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Susan,
What a great post. Thank you for bringing this to light.
I have no problem with all students being required to take a nutrition and fitness class sometime during their college years. But to weigh and measure students and then send them one of two ways based on their BMI is completely offensive to me.
When did the university appoint themselves the parents and the doctor for these students? Who are they to say that a hard-working, studious, smart kid who makes A's and B's in class doesn't get to graduate because they are overweight? Or that they must use some of their credit hours on this class when others don't have to?
This is horrendous, discriminatory and will cause hurt feelings needlessly. It should be required of all students or not at all.
December 2, 2009 - 9:32amThis Comment
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