Well, the reasons are stupid. But what give the school system the authority to measure your children's physical fitness? More specifically crude biometric data of each child. In fact, what is even the legality of collecting what can be argued is private health information from minors? Are schools HIPPA compliant?
The whole idea is an extension of the assumption that it's the school's job, rather than the parent's job, to look after the health of a child. So it's philosophically flawed as well.
What give the school system the authority to measure your children's physical fitness?
California Education Code Section 60800
What is even the legality of collecting what can be argued is private health information from minors?
Well according to California law, it would be illegal to not do it.
Are schools HIPPA compliant?
HIPAA and if anyone learns the BMI of the kid besides the doc, kid, and kid's parents, then no. And not only does federal law supersede state law, but HIPAA makes it very clear that HIPAA is the highest authority on the subject and state law can't beat it.
Shit's fucked in California. They just go against federal law like it is no big deal, and the proper channels to remedy the situation are just as fucked as the state.
Well, the reasons are stupid. But what give the school system the authority to measure your children's physical fitness? More specifically crude biometric data of each child. In fact, what is even the legality of collecting what can be argued is private health information from minors? Are schools HIPPA compliant?
The whole idea is an extension of the assumption that it's the school's job, rather than the parent's job, to look after the health of a child. So it's philosophically flawed as well.
California Education Code Section 60800
Well according to California law, it would be illegal to not do it.
HIPAA and if anyone learns the BMI of the kid besides the doc, kid, and kid's parents, then no. And not only does federal law supersede state law, but HIPAA makes it very clear that HIPAA is the highest authority on the subject and state law can't beat it.
Shit's fucked in California. They just go against federal law like it is no big deal, and the proper channels to remedy the situation are just as fucked as the state.