Obese kids will be taken into care

by **Lou** Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:43 am

Dangerously overweight children will be taken into care if the obesity epidemic continues, council chiefs warned yesterday.

The fattest youngsters should be seen as examples of 'parental neglect' and handed over to social workers, according to the Local Government Association.

Its warning came as figures showed the rising cost of dealing with overweight children - a cost that is increasingly borne by the taxpayer.

The photo on that article is terrible, how could a parent allow a child to get to that size

I must admit the need for oversized chairs etc had never crossed my mind, with schools struggling to buy essentials like books, its a cost they could do without.