Results: Schools and Overweight Children
Recently a school sent out a letter to one of their students parents stating that their daughter was overweight.
1.
1.
Do you think it's the school's job to tell parents their children are overweight? Yes
16%
•
220 votes
No
70%
•
977 votes
Undecided
14%
•
191 votes
2.
2.
Would you be upset if your child came home with a note saying they were overweight? Yes
59%
•
816 votes
No
17%
•
231 votes
Undecided
12%
•
160 votes
Not Applicable
13%
•
181 votes
3.
3.
Do you think that all overweight children come from homes with poor eating habits?? Yes
29%
•
400 votes
No
51%
•
712 votes
Undecided
20%
•
276 votes
4.
4.
How would you help a child lose weight? Strict diet and exercise.
28%
•
387 votes
Encourage eating fresh healthy diet, limit processed food.
69%
•
957 votes
Sign them up for an activity like dance, soccer, swimming.
55%
•
765 votes
Limit tv and video games.
39%
•
535 votes
Pack their lunch, school lunches are garbage!
36%
•
496 votes
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