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House approves changes to school height/weight measurements, removes BMI from PE and rejects written opt-in parental consent
Summary
The House agreed to amendments that remove body mass index (BMI) calculations from physical education classes and rejected an amendment to require written parental opt-in for height and weight measurements; the bill was agreed to as amended.
The Pennsylvania House on Tuesday amended and agreed to legislation that changes how schools take and use students’ height and weight measurements. Representative Ayen (Chester County), the bill’s sponsor on the floor, offered amendment A00782 to remove BMI calculations from physical education classes; that amendment was adopted overwhelmingly (200–3). A subsequent technical amendment offered by Representative Frankel was adopted unanimously by recorded…
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