So, I lived in India as a foreigner over 12 years ago now and, back in both 4th and 5th grade, our class teachers would record our weights and heights(I don’t remember if this one a year or for every term) and would later be written in our report card for our parents
As fat kid, having to step on the scale in front of the whole class was humiliating and its not like they did anything with those numbers. They didn’t mention them to parents, didn’t make life style changes recommendations. The least they could have done was take those measurements in private and not in front of the whole class
Is this still a practice Today in India school? Was it popular during the 2010(I lived there from 2012-2014)? For people who had their measurements taken, especially other fat kids, how did it feel?
What about other parts of the world?
In elementary school in Germany (grade 1-4), we had one day when they were weighing the kids and our backpacks.
The point was not so much the weight of the kid, but that the backpack shouldn’t be more than x% of your body weight.
Nobody cared about it after that was done.
I remember a number of various medical tests done in primary, like weight and height but also a dental check or a check for colour blindness. I also remember that discussion around backpacks being too heavy but I think that was after I had those tests? Anyway, I assume they were done primarily to screen for developmental issues or parental neglect which would explain why for most people nothing ever came off it.