Oklahoma state lawmaker wants schoolkids to be weighed

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT | Modified: November 19, 2008 at 4:23 am | Published: November 19, 2008   

Concerned by estimates that half of Oklahomans are overweight, a state legislator said Tuesday he will file legislation requiring students to be checked annually to identify possible weight problems.

photo - DHS MEETING: Oklahoma State Representative Richard Morrissette speaks to reporters during a public hearing on the Department of Human Services at the Oklahoma state Capitol in Oklahoma City, OK, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN ORG XMIT: KOD
DHS MEETING: Oklahoma State Representative Richard Morrissette speaks to reporters during a public hearing on the Department of Human Services at the Oklahoma state Capitol in Oklahoma City, OK, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. BY PAUL HELLSTERN, THE OKLAHOMAN ORG XMIT: KOD

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All students 16 years and younger would be required to have a screening to check their body mass indexes, said state Rep. Richard Morrissette.

Students would be weighed and measured,...
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