Take obese children from parent's custody?

[teach1rusl]

I will say that the school system in which I work has made strong efforts toward proper nutrition regarding what they serve in their cafeterias. And they require students to choose items from each category (fruits/vegie/meat). Schools with high poverty rates generally participate in different food programs. One program brings in healthy snacks daily the for kids - apples, oranges, veggies, etc., and as much as possible is supplied by local vendors.
I know that my son's high school took pop out of machines years ago...not sure about the nutrional value of some of the juice drinks though - maybe just as bad. Salads were offered as a choice every day...

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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Some of the juice drinks - and juices - are just as bad. Look at the nutritional content of apple juice next time you're in the store.

 

[flowerchild59]

I don't understand why, especially in light of the gas prices being as high as they are, that there aren't "designated drop off points" for kids who ride school buses. Would it be so horrible for a child to be dropped off several blocks from home instead of right in front of their door????
I had to walk 10 or 12 blocks when I was in school. I know, uphill, both ways..............but kids get virtually no exercise these days. I say drop them off and let them walk. Why is it so different for them to be dropped off at home versus a kid who is "within walking distance" of the school and is not eligible to ride the bus and walks to and from school, or god forbid, rides a bike like we did. I know it is a different world now.

 

[Matthew3590]

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Only people I know who get dropped off at their house are ether on the corner house or in the rural areas. Also its safety issues. I drop kid off 3 blocks away, on way there he gets kidnapped, and later found dead. The parents will find a way to sue the bus driver or school system for not making sure he got home safe.

 

[redhen]

Yep..its a different world now... too many wackos on the streets. (thanks to our legal system that lets them go)

 

[flowerchild59]

I know it is a safety thing, but why is it ok for a kid to be dropped off at their door just because they live too far away to walk, but it is ok for a kid who is within walking distance to walk everyday to school.

 

[redhen]

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Too true!
I think age is a factor also.
Here i live very close to all the schools. Elementary/junior high/high. They are all basically in the same parking lot.

Here the HS kids CAN walk from my house. They WONT provide a bus for them from my house. The distance is too close for busing.
But the younger kids catch a bus at the end of my road to go to the elementary/jr. high school.

 

[Matthew3590]

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I am within walking distance and a bus still comes. IN MY district it is against school policy to not have a bus able to pick up every single kid that goes to the school. So there has to be buses that come to my neighborhood whether I am across the street or 6 miles away.

 

[Dunkopf]

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Our school tries pretty hard on the healthy end too. They don't have any vending machines except water and fortified flavored water. I know those aren't really too goof for you either.

We live 3.8 miles from the school. I drop the kids off on the way to school. Our school has no buses. Some of the kids live 30 miles away. They just give us .17 per mile for gas at the end of the year. Some people get 3-4000.00 dollars. It's paid as to and from 2x each school day.

Has anyone heard about that kid that got to walk home from a summer day camp. Only a few blocks from his home. He was 8, got lost cause it was his 1st time doing it and asked a guy for directions. Ended up in multiple pieces in a plastic bag. Stuff like that is terrifying. If we were walking distance I would walk the kids to and from. Extra exercise for me too.

 

[Wisher1000]

I have 3 boys, 14, 12, and 10. The 14 and 10 are "normal" weights. My 12yo is 5'5" and weighs 175lbs. They all eat the same foods and were raised by the same two parents, in the same household from birth. The doctor says there is no health issue and the child is perfectly happy. He is more sedentary and into indoor activities. He is in the gifted program and makes good grades. Would you take my child from me? You better bring an army...