What policies have been developed by the Student Health Advisory Committee for RISD and is there a budget available to implement these recommendations?
The Board of Trustees passed a Wellness Policy in August of 2006. It includes a number of guidelines to encourage students to maintain healthy levels of activity and good eating habits. No foods of minimal nutritional value (such as soda, hard candy, high sugar/high fat foods) are available on RISD campuses during the instructional day, including lunch. The School Health Advisory Committee, composed of 46 member teachers, parents, community members and administrators, gave recommendations to the Superintendent’s Advisory Council for guidelines for this policy. In these guidelines the district addresses the daily physical activity period. (A daily physical activity period will occur in grades K-6. Principals should see that physical activity is not routinely withheld from students as a disciplinary measure.) Also, the district is developing a coordinated health and physical education program and will use budgeted bond money for this initiative. That will be the first major job responsib
