Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Schools ‘discourage’ students’ physical activity, healthy eating

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 750

Last Updated: 22 hours, 19 minutes ago

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NEWTON — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in Iowa Monday schools discourage students from physical activity and are poisoning them with unhealthy food — issues he said federal and state policies are working to address with the reinstatement of the Presidential Physical Fitness Test.

Kennedy visited the Newton YMCA with U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and other officials to conduct a roundtable discussing the importance of youth activity …

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