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Schools in Most States Skimp on Phys Ed, Study Finds [Consumer.Healthday.com]

 

Most states don't provide students with enough physical education, a new report finds.

Just 19 states require elementary school students to take physical education classes for a set amount of time, and only 15 set minimum rules for middle school students.

Only Oregon and the District of Columbia require the amount of physical education time recommended by national experts. That's 150 minutes a week for elementary students, and 225 minutes for older kids.

In 62 percent of states, students are allowed to substitute other activities for their required physical education credit. Many states let schools withhold physical activity or use it to punish students, according to the 2016 Shape of the Nation report.



[For more of this story, written by Robert Preidt, go to http://consumer.healthday.com/...tch-2612-709731.html]

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