Kids and Obesity - a Heavy Topic for Them, Their Parents, and Now, Their Schools

clipped from www.csmonitor.com Workout: Students exercise at Forest Hills Elementary in Coral Springs, Fla. Richard Luscombe Sports aspirations: James Destilus (far left) and Kenneth Gutierrez (next to him) want to play football next year. Mike Lawson (center) says he prefers basketball. And Jhullyza Calderon (far right) and Lauren Rebaza (next to her) will try out for swimming. All are fifth-graders in Coral Springs, Fla. Richard Lusxombe AGYM_P1 csmli-1 stem-1 AGYM_P2 csmli-2 stem-2 Florida fights childhood obesity with new gym rule Schools must comply with a state law requiring children in kindergarten through fifth grade to receive 30 minutes of continuous physical education every day.