Table 2 Examples of media coverage related to the MA BMI Report Card Policy mentioned in interviews and from authors’ search (2009–2013)
Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
This is the letter you get if Massachusetts thinks your kid is too fat | BuzzFeed | 2/26/2013 |
‘Fat letters’ sent home to students spark controversy In Massachusetts | HuffPost | 2/28/2013 |
‘Fat letters’ sent to parents of obese Massachusetts students | ABC News | 2/28/2013 |
‘Fat letters’ sent to parents no laughing natter | Boston Magazine | 3/1/2013 |
Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Saturday Night Live | 3/2/2013 |
BMI measuring in schools proves weighty issue | Chicago Tribune | 5/17/2013 |
Families protest so-called fat letters | Yahoo News | 9/10/2013 |
Parents still outraged over ‘fat letters’ | Boston Magazine | 9/12/2013 |
‘Fat letters’ from schools to parents are wrong | CNN | 9/24/2013 |
Massachusetts scraps controversial student obesity letters | Boston.com | 10/16/2013 |
Rethinking public school ‘fat letters’ for students | Time | 10/17/2013 |
Massachusetts schools to stop sending ‘fat letters’ | US News | 10/17/2013 |
‘Fat letters’ to be eliminated in Massachusetts; Public schools will no longer tell parents whether their kids are obese | Medical Daily | 10/17/2013 |