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Direct linkBorja, Rhea R. – Education Week, 2005
This article talks about the Academy of the Sierras, a new private school which is billed as the US' first weight-loss school for obese teenagers. Students must be at least 30 pounds overweight for two years to attend this yearlong boarding school, which offers mandatory exercise, behavioral therapy, college-prep classes, and a healthy food…
Descriptors: Supervision, Private Schools, Boarding Schools, Eating Habits
