Hope Green has two children in school, she told ABC News "the last thing they need is the school to now step in. You're too skinny, you're too fat," she said.

But parents are afraid the letters will put more pressure on kids, many of which are already preoccupied with their body image.

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Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. 
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