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Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening


Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening
New York State requires schools to track each student's Body Mass Index (BMI) and weight status category as part of school health examinations for students in grades 2, 4, 7 and 10. Every year, the New York State Department of Health will survey some schools for the number of pupils in each of six possible weight status categories. If Lakeland Central School District is surveyed by the state, the district will share summary group data only, and will not share individual names or information. Parents who wish to exclude their child's data from such group calculations must contact their child's school nurse in writing.