frequency of physical education (public school, grade, teachers, law)

[Mike in TN]

Just curious, how often do your kids or kids in your district/school attend physical education?

If possible please list your state and the grade level you are referring to.

Thanks!

state: TN; near Nashville

elementary - average is once per week, some schools go twice a week

middle school - here it's every day for two six week periods (once in the fall, once in the spring)

high school - health/PE required freshman year unless you play a major varsity sport or are in JROTC, those students never have to take it

[Terry Ray]

State: New Mexico
elementary: mostly recess, i think its twice a week with the coach
intermediate: once a week
middle school: everyday for a semester, can be gotten out of if you are in band or a teacher/library aid
Highschool: Everyday for a semester

[vicarebo]

State: IL, outside Chicago
elementary: everyday
middle: everyday
high school: I think everyday, may have an athletic exemption

[momof2dfw]

Texas
Elementary: Twice a week P.E. and daily recess. They also do PACER tests every six weeks.
Middle School: Daily be it P.E. or Athletics all year. Athletics requires before/after school practices. Band does not count.
High School: Athletics is daily w/ before/after school practices. P.E. required for 2 full years can be substited for marching band, drill team, cheerleader in most districts.

[JeriBrook]

Long Island, NY
elementary - 3x week
middle school- every other day
high school - every day

[hypocore]

Texas
They passed a law last year requiring 30 minutes of 'moderate to vigorous' exercise daily for K-5th grade. This can be in PE or in 'structured recess'.
Our district does PE every day for elementary schools to meet that law.

This coming fall it extends to 6th - 8th graders for 4 out of 6 semesters they must meet the 20 minutes daily, or it can be a weekly/bi-weekly figure.

[teachbeach]

Pennsylvania-high school 2 days out of 6, not nearly enough.
New Jersey-jr high/high school- everyday all years

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by hypocore

Texas
They passed a law last year requiring 30 minutes of 'moderate to vigorous' exercise daily for K-5th grade. This can be in PE or in 'structured recess'.
Our district does PE every day for elementary schools to meet that law.

This coming fall it extends to 6th - 8th graders for 4 out of 6 semesters they must meet the 20 minutes daily, or it can be a weekly/bi-weekly figure.

Thats right. I forgot to count "movement" class on the non-PE days. So yes, every day is some form of "physical movement".

[pinetar10]

Pennsylvania
Elementary - once per week for 40 minutes
Junior High/middle school - three times per week
High School - Every day for one 45 day grading period, then nothing the rest of the year

[darhe3425]

Like we said as children "I'm tellin...!" Jackson Public School District in Mississippi,:
elementary: 1x daily for 20 minutes (if the teacher feels like it) many teachers are discouraged due to constant teaching to the test
middle school: elective P.E. after years of having on again, off again unmandated P.E. most middle schoolers are too lazy to elect P.E.
highschoolitto

Which leads us to reasons why Mississippi considered the fattest state, thick food, sitting all day, no where to walk, cause no sidewalks, and children who grow without recreation.