Wednesday, February 05, 2020

California's Governor Is An Idiot

If you don't like cavities, don't go to the dentist--then you can't be told you have cavities.  If you don't want to know you have breast cancer, stop getting mammograms.

Silly, right?  Well, that's the so-called logic behind Gruesome Newsom's latest idea:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to pause physical education tests for students for three years due to concerns over bullying and the test discriminating against disabled and non-binary students. The move also comes after annual test results show a growing percentage of students scoring not healthy.

H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the Department of Finance, said the state has received complaints that the current examination’s measurement of body mass index is discriminatory to non-binary students. A measurement calculated from weight and height, BMI screenings require students to select “male” or “female,” he said. 

Annual state reports of the fitness test since the 2014-2015 school year show a steady decline in the share of students scoring healthy, according to a review by The Associated Press.
Don't like the results?  Stop the testing!  Sounds exactly like universities and the ACT/SAT, doesn't it?

1 comment:

Steve USMA '85 said...

Saw that article yesterday and almost sent you the link. I had the same thought. Kids failing a test? Stop testing them! Problem solved!