Nation's kids need to get more physical, report claims

The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject.

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Harvard students send hamburger into space (Video)

Five Harvard University students have sent the first hamburger into space.

 The group of friends attached a GPS tracking device and a camera to the snack, before tethering it to a 600g weather balloon filled with helium.


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Students Suspended For Energy Mints At Pekin High School In Illinois

A father of a Pekin High School student in Illinois is breathing fire after his son and three other students were suspended because they brought caffeinated mints to lunch.

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Girls badly sunburned when school requires doctor's note for sunscreen

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School district policy on sunscreen questioned after two girls burned

A Tacoma, Wash., mom is seeing red after her fair-skinned daughters returned home from school severely sunburned.

Violet and Zoe Michener were outside for five hours during the school's year-end 'Field Day, and when they returned home, they had burns and blisters, according to Jesse Michener. They appeared to be in so much pain that she had to take them to a local hospital for treatment.

The school district's policy only allows for sunscreen to be applied when the student has a signed doctor's note giving the okay, because the district considers sunscreen a medication. Dan Voelpel, a spokesman for Tacoma School District, cited additives that cause allergic reactions as a reason for the policy. ... READ FULL STORY HERE

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THERE'S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT THIS STORY. THE SAD PART IS THAT THE DUMB PEOPLE MAKING THESE POLICIES ARE THE SAME PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. IT'S A CASE OF THE DUMB CREATING THE DUMBER.

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