The medical director of a children’s health advocacy group said a recent move to reverse a 10-year ban on deep fryers in schools sends the wrong message to kids.

More than 20 percent of certain school-aged children in East Texas are considered obese or severely obese, but the region is not among the worst in the state, according to a new report.

The results are in for public comments about Agriculture Commissioner ’s push for more deep fryers in schools, and it’s a landslide: 105-8.