Updated: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009, 7:08 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009, 7:08 PM EST
By LAURA EVANS/myfoxdc
According to the CDC, more than 30 percent of children in the U.S. are obese, and that is now capturing the attention of some federal lawmakers. But keeping kids from being sedentary is just part of what's behind a bill called No Child Left Inside, an effort to get students out of the classroom and into the environment.
FOX 5's Laura Evans reports.