Students can opt out of P.E. for religious reasons, if they are in after school sports, or even if they participate in marching band. Some schools offer online PE. Really? Online? The good part of that plan is they learn about fitness and nutrition. The bad part is they are to exercise on their own. Hmm. Not really sure a kid who opts out of PE to take it online will be exercising on his/her own.
Why are students given waivers to opt out of PE by the various schools around the country? To save money and to free up time for students to take more academic courses. Studies show that physical fitness and higher scores in academics go hand in hand. Maybe school administators and school board members haven't read those studies. The money America saves in it's school systems will be spent tenfold taking care of overweight Americans as they age.
Recently we had an in-service day where our PE department was asked to come up with creative ideas for running a PE program if class time were cut by 30 to 50 percent. Hmmm..wonder what someone is planning for the future of our PE program?
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