World Wide once had behavior modification schools in at least 11 states, as well as countries including Costa Rica and Mexico.
Representative George Miller, Democrat of California, asked Attorney General John Ashcroft to investigate a network of 11 behavior-modification schools for troubled teen-agers, citing accusations of child abuse, human rights violations, deceptive advertising and fraud.
Elsewhere, curriculum-based interventions with additional components (e.g., modifications to school meals) have resulted in positive changes in body size outcomes [ 16, 17].
The judge concluded that the zoning board's denial was "a substantial burden on the plaintiff's exercise of religion because the modification" the school sought would allow it to better serve its students and to fulfill its religious and educational mission.
The complaint resulted in a modification of school policies regarding the use of service animals.
In terms of the type of intervention, besides physical activity and diet health education, little research included the modification of school and family environment, which are key factors influence the intervention effect [ 14].
In the Healthier Options for Public School children (HOPS) study from the USA, Hollar et al 53 showed modification to school meals to include high fibre items such as whole grains and more fruit and vegetables and a reduction in the energy-dense products resulted in a significant decrease in BMI among girls.
At that point, the secretary of state intervened, and paid for some modifications to the school.
Any modifications of medical school requirements may be expected to result in changes at the undergraduate curriculum level and ultimately to affect pre-college education as well.
This study examined the effect of 2 school-based interventions on adolescents' consumption and knowledge of fish with the hypothesis that home economics education would enhance the effect of modifications in the school canteen.
