Parents Are Responsible for Kids’ Health

At what point do parents assume responsibility for the physical conditioning of their kids? “The Schools Go Flabby” (editorial, May 22) suggests never. What about the hours children spend watching television, playing computer games, eating junk food and generally emulating their parents’ health choices? With the pressure of high-stakes testing (can’t let the state think that fourth-graders are unable to graph linear equations), physical education isn’t always a top priority. Still, the raising of children, including the control of their diet and exercise, has always been the responsibility of the parents.

Holding schools accountable for conditions over which they have little or no control has become a popular sport, but I never expected The Times to jump on that bandwagon.

Kurt Page

Laguna Niguel