For schoolchildren, where's the water?
(CNN) - When 12-year Mason went to lunch every day last year, he could choose between orange juice and milk, but he could not get a cup of water.
Like many public schools, it does not provide cups. To get free water with his lunch, Mason would have to wait in line at a water fountain shared by hundreds of schoolchildren and other few sips of water before returning to eat.
Unsurprisingly, it has generally not worth it.
His mother, Johanna Whittlesey, like other parents across the country, took her child had enough water, but supporters believe that nutrition students' access to water is a national problem that the government Federal only begun to address.
Fifteen percent of children in the age group Mason consume adequate amounts of water, according to the CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
"Because children spend a large percent of their waking hours in school, they should consume at least half their total water consumption at school," says Dr.Melina Jampolis, CNNHealth Diet and fitness expert.
"The standard recommendations are for children to get 6-8 glasses of water per day. Teenagers need even more, 11 glasses a day," she said. "Mild dehydration can affect learning and the mental and physical performance. "
Change you can drink
Last year, Michelle Obama continued with his "Let's Move!Campaign to target childhood obesity, former military leaders warned that obesity could be a threat to national security and the ABC series "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" has tried to show Americans what their children eat at school.
In the wake of these titles, Congress passed the Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 in December to improve nutrition education in the National School Lunch Program.
The law requires that drinking water is readily available at the school.Supporters welcome the new legislation, but it is not clear whether the new rules go far enough to address the lack of hydration.
Under the new federal law, school districts must provide water in areas of student dining, but the law does not address accessibility.
Vista College near Los Angeles has about 1,700 students and four fountains in the student area of eating.
It is yet to decide whether a school with these numbers - 1,700 students, four water fountains and a 30-minute meal - happy with the new legislation.
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Advocates say, and many educators admit, that too many of America's largest school districts elect not to provide cups. Chicago Public Schools do not. Miami-Dade County Public Schools do not. Newark Public Schools do not. Atlanta Public Schools do not.
"There are about 192000 students in the Hillsborough County public schools system, the eighth largest school district in the country. When we started 10 years ago, about 48 percent qualified for the federal free lunch program; now about 60 percent
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The Department of Justice had spent more than a year investigating the case, which concluded after the U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton said in Hillsboro Superintendent Mike Scott that the district could face federal prosecution if she did not allow the boy to try the dog to school.
On March 4, Scott decided to leave the dog in the classroom on a trial basis.
It took a month to work out details for the dog Scooter to help in the classroom, including visits last week to introduce the dog to the school staff and classmates Scooter. But Monday was the first big step.
Reporters and photographers met the mother of scooter and dog as they entered Patterson Elementary School. Scooter, whose first name is Jordan, wanted nothing to do with cameras and stayed in the class. As Givens spoke to reporters, and enthusiastic students climbed onto the queue for lunch, the dog lay quietly on the ground.
Madison will spend 1 1 / 2 hours in class every day this week with Givens as his master. Gradually, his time will be extended to full days before May 9, according to the school district. An assistant manager will assume the duties of late.
Givens said she plans primarily to observe and learn this week to get a better idea of the operation of the class and atmosphere to make full use of Madison. She quickly realized that both she and the dog need a little time to acclimatize.
Because Madison has not been in class with Scooter, as he had learned to do three years ago, his experience working with the boy was at home and in stores. training of the dog in the disruption of behavior is intact, Givens said, but things cause different behavior Scooter to an escalation in school compared to home.
"There will be a process," she said.
Scooter is prone to violent "collapses", especially when frightened or upset. When he is with Madison, Scooter wears a belt that is attached to a harness on the shepherd. When Scooter tries to bolt, the dog sits or dig its claws into the ground and pulls back, stop the boy.
If Scooter is transformed into a collapse on the floor, the dog lies down on him. The struggling, crying stopped almost immediately, "said Givens.
Monday, Scooter was a bad day. He woke up in a bad mood, "said Givens.
"He is upset about the weather. It is fussy about what I wear jeans," she said.
So, it was enough to put him off.