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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Ja’Quon Stembridge, shown here in July at the Henry County Republican Party monthly meeting, recently stepped from his position with the Georgia GOP. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC)

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