Healthy Bill Passed by Tennessee Legislature

         



An interesting bill has been passed by the Tennessee legislature. The
bill requires 90 min. of devoted physical activity for elementary,
middle, and high school students. Not that odd, eh? Additionally,
however, schools must have a coordinated school health program as well
as employ a school health coordinator and a physical education
specialist. The legislature plans to devote 15 million to the new plan.




What's odd about this is the interest and funding of a program that is
not on the state test. It really shows just how far the anti-child
obesity movement has come in recent years. Maybe the children in
Tennessee will be shouting test-taking strategies as they do
wind-sprints up and down the gym floor.



See the Chattanooga Times Free Press story here.