Nope. Kids have enough issues with weight as it is and the last thing anyone needs is for kids to have to be weighed in at school.

I don’t think this is a good idea at all. Kids are already have low self confidence and this could really damage their self esteems

Parents see their children every day and often don’t notice weight loss which could be a lot more concerning than weight gain.
If a medical team do it and records are stored confidentally It may help pick up illnesses and treatment started earlier. Strangely some children will tell the Dr. where something hurts but won’t tell their parents. Some parents take the attitude that the kid has knocked into or fallen over something and won’t be sore in a week or so.

Nah, school is not the place to have our kids weighed.

It’s disgusting that schools are now thinking of doing this. It has nothing to do with learning and it is something that the parents or their doctors should only be allowed to do. Things are getting ridiculous. I know if my boys were still at school I wouldn’t send them on a day this was being done. What next?

Apalling idea. I was weighed in class in Grade 6 and left totally humiliated. Other classmates heard my weight, and although I didn’t understand what the number of kilograms meant, I then suffered snide comments and bullying from then on. It’s not the job of schools to track obesity. Many primary school kids have not yet hit puberty and had a growth spurt. My son went from a solid, short boy who was picked on to a 17 year old with abs who is now taller than me. People often say “remember when you were short and chubby”? Yes, you told him enough. Now, he is not that child at all, thanks to puberty and a growth spurt.

I agree that something should be done about the problem, but I’m sure it can be done without having to weigh kids in front of their peers. Encourage healthy eating at school and more physical exercise, perhaps even raise concerns with parents, who should be doing something about the problem if there is one. This is coming from someone who was a fat kid and suffered bullying.

Surely this is a health issue and therefore sits best with a GP. Educators surely have a heavy workload already without another layer! Teach health and wellbeing; but leave monitoring and maintaining to a GP.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 25 Jul 2018 , 7:01 am

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  The overwhelming NO response to this proposal is surely the best indicator!

Definitely can lead to anxiety and bullying. They don’t need to worry about these things so young

If they do start this i will be opting my child out
My child has a dr for a reason, a teacher for a reason

I find this new rule quite unnecessary!

I agree that this is a role for parents and doctors, not schools.