Half Hour Of P.E. A Day!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

I am not saying I am personally in favor, but almost everything has a "religious exemption", including high school itself.

I see.

[Cindy]

I remember girls did not "dress out" or wear gym shorts in school. They were however allowed to wear skirts over them, so they wouldn't fail. This was in the 50's and 60's.

[Blubayou]

I know the the state curriculum mandates 30 minutes of Physical Education in Elementary school. It can be carried out several ways- organized games and sports, board games, free play, exercise... In middle and high school it is 50 minutes. With increased standards and compressed curriculum, many schools have waived the PE time to add more academics to the school day. Now the student population is getting more obese- so there is a new emphasis on PE. I do know that students can be waived from participation. I am just speaking from my state, but this is true in a lot of states.

[Sherri]

It was "mandatory" in my high school, all four years. But somehow I got out of it my Junior & Senior year. So there are exceptions to most rules.