Amendment fileed for HB-52

An amendment, that was introduced on January 5th, was filed on Feb. 27th that would require the following:

"Direct the Kentucky Board of Education to require the recording of body mass index data on the Preventive Health Care Examination Form used by local health providers during examinations performed prior to a child's initial admission to school and prior to entry into the sixth grade; require the Kentucky Department of Education to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on the implementation of school wellness policies in public schools; permit the department to share aggregate body mass index data with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; prohibit K-5 schools from excluding students from physical activity as a form of discipline; delete requirement for schools to include activity and wellness data on school report card."


I think this amendment is great. It makes it possible to gather data on the entire public school system entering the 6th grade. It also bans the ability of the school to take away physical activity as a punishment. The data collected from this can be used by the state and local governments to get a better idea of what kind of interventions to implement in the school system.