How do I get my kid not to take P.E? I heard one student isn't doing gym because of gymnastics.

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Anonymous wrote:My son has team practices after school but during the day he would like to practice instead of doing stuff in P.E. that doesn't improve what he wants to do.

My daughter has academic team practices after school but during the day she would like to practice instead of doing stuff in Science that doesn't improve what she wants to do. Nevertheless, she still has to go to class.

Ok but other people seem to be skipping P.E. to do other activities. Infact in just one of my sons classes, two people are doing it. If thats the ratio, I don't think they can be that "elite". My son players on a travel team, and practices 4:30 hours a day yet still goes to P.E. to learn the rules of something like basketball. His time could be so much more efficient if they let him practice with trainers during the day.

Two out of 25 kids are doing it? Oh, the humanity!

OP, you have no idea why those kids are skipping PE. Nor is it any of your business. The state of VA requires PE. Get over it.

Actually both of them are skipping P.E. because they are in dance or are a gymnast. My I think is eligible to skip P.E. because of baseball. How do I allowed him to get out of P.E.?

I was a gymnast and got excused from PE. My coach (and I ) didn't want to risk an injury while playing basketball or volleyball or whatever the warm body PE teacher let us do while he read the newspaper. It might seem stupid to you or like I was a snowflake but I had given my entire life to gymnastics and didnt want to be injured while messing around in the middle school gym with a bunch of undersupervided adolescents.

This is exactly my point my son is getting nothing out of P.E. except socializing which he does with his baseball team as well. All the kids just seem to fool around and don't stretch, don't play their hardest, and don't follow the rules right because they are adolescents.

that sounds so awful, OP. No wonder you are dedicating yourself to this cause.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why there are so many hostile responses. I looked into it for figure skating, my child is a national level competitor. We ended up deciding to do a combination of online and homeschool, but I did see some info online - and it did mention national/elite level competition. Does your son need access to a facility during school hours?

Has he considered online PE during the summer? You would have to pay, and I'm not sure if it can be used to leave early or just to take another class.

Good luck

I don't understand either what the big deal is why everyone is so angry.
I will look into him taking P.E. during the summer. Thank you for a helpful response.

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OP, do you realize that PE is more than just playing sports?

In middle school and high school, PE also involves health -- including mental wellness, drug/alcohol use, sexual education, and in HS, it includes part of the drivers ed curriculum.

Does your child get all of that too?

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What grade are we talking about here? I can't imagine trying to get out of PE in elementary school. It's fun!

When I was in HS (back in the day), you could take one semester off from PE if you were in a Varsity sport during that grading period. That became a free period/study hall.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why there are so many hostile responses. I looked into it for figure skating, my child is a national level competitor. We ended up deciding to do a combination of online and homeschool, but I did see some info online - and it did mention national/elite level competition. Does your son need access to a facility during school hours?

Has he considered online PE during the summer? You would have to pay, and I'm not sure if it can be used to leave early or just to take another class.

Good luck

There are a lot of hostile responses because OP obviously has not done the legwork necessary to figure this out, she is just babbling about how she's heard rumors of other kids doing this. Her child is not at national/elite level competition--he is on a travel team like zillions of other VA students.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why there are so many hostile responses. I looked into it for figure skating, my child is a national level competitor. We ended up deciding to do a combination of online and homeschool, but I did see some info online - and it did mention national/elite level competition. Does your son need access to a facility during school hours?

Has he considered online PE during the summer? You would have to pay, and I'm not sure if it can be used to leave early or just to take another class.

Good luck

I don't understand either what the big deal is why everyone is so angry.
I will look into him taking P.E. during the summer. Thank you for a helpful response.

I wasn't sure if you saw this:

He needs to be in a specialized program that is approved by the school district. He should contact his counselor and start the paperwork now, it can take a long time to get everything signed off. His counselor and the person who runs the approved program he will be attending will have to sign. You need to provide your own transportation to the baseball program.

He will still need to take health and driver ed. That will take extra time that will need to be worked out with the school.

Kids who do these programs need to be ultra organized and self-disciplined. The outside program plus transportation take a lot of extra time out of their day and they need to be keeping up their grades at the same time.

If he takes PE during the summer, he will need to have another academic class in that class slot if he will not be leaving the school for a specialized program. The summer online PE can be sort of a pain, so read the materials carefully if that is the route you and your son decide to go.

Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:OP, do you realize that PE is more than just playing sports?

In middle school and high school, PE also involves health -- including mental wellness, drug/alcohol use, sexual education, and in HS, it includes part of the drivers ed curriculum.

Does your child get all of that too?

I realize that. Maybe he could participate for only that portion of the P.E. class?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, do you realize that PE is more than just playing sports?

In middle school and high school, PE also involves health -- including mental wellness, drug/alcohol use, sexual education, and in HS, it includes part of the drivers ed curriculum.

Does your child get all of that too?

I realize that. Maybe he could participate for only that portion of the P.E. class?

He sounds very, very special, OP. I hope the school recognizes this and gives him his due. He deserves to be treated completely differently from every other student in his school. Hopefully, they can create some new rules and a new schedule just for him.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, do you realize that PE is more than just playing sports?

In middle school and high school, PE also involves health -- including mental wellness, drug/alcohol use, sexual education, and in HS, it includes part of the drivers ed curriculum.

Does your child get all of that too?

I realize that. Maybe he could participate for only that portion of the P.E. class?

He sounds very, very special, OP. I hope the school recognizes this and gives him his due. He deserves to be treated completely differently from every other student in his school. Hopefully, they can create some new rules and a new schedule just for him.

I'm not saying other students don't deserve rights he would like to have. They can if they want to or think they deserve them. I'm just saying he would get more out of being healthy and fit by sticking to his sport he wants to excel in although he plays multiple sports.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, do you realize that PE is more than just playing sports?

In middle school and high school, PE also involves health -- including mental wellness, drug/alcohol use, sexual education, and in HS, it includes part of the drivers ed curriculum.

Does your child get all of that too?

I realize that. Maybe he could participate for only that portion of the P.E. class?

He sounds very, very special, OP. I hope the school recognizes this and gives him his due. He deserves to be treated completely differently from every other student in his school. Hopefully, they can create some new rules and a new schedule just for him.

+1. I actually feel really bad for the kid. Can you imagine growing up with this kind of mother?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, do you realize that PE is more than just playing sports?

In middle school and high school, PE also involves health -- including mental wellness, drug/alcohol use, sexual education, and in HS, it includes part of the drivers ed curriculum.

Does your child get all of that too?

I realize that. Maybe he could participate for only that portion of the P.E. class?

He sounds very, very special, OP. I hope the school recognizes this and gives him his due. He deserves to be treated completely differently from every other student in his school. Hopefully, they can create some new rules and a new schedule just for him.

I'm not saying other students don't deserve rights he would like to have. They can if they want to or think they deserve them. I'm just saying he would get more out of being healthy and fit by sticking to his sport he wants to excel in although he plays multiple sports.

He is serious about baseball though

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Anonymous wrote:OP, do you realize that PE is more than just playing sports?

In middle school and high school, PE also involves health -- including mental wellness, drug/alcohol use, sexual education, and in HS, it includes part of the drivers ed curriculum.

Does your child get all of that too?

I realize that. Maybe he could participate for only that portion of the P.E. class?

He sounds very, very special, OP. I hope the school recognizes this and gives him his due. He deserves to be treated completely differently from every other student in his school. Hopefully, they can create some new rules and a new schedule just for him.

+1. I actually feel really bad for the kid. Can you imagine growing up with this kind of mother?

I don't understand how you feel bad for him? Why am I not parenting him right?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, do you realize that PE is more than just playing sports?

In middle school and high school, PE also involves health -- including mental wellness, drug/alcohol use, sexual education, and in HS, it includes part of the drivers ed curriculum.

Does your child get all of that too?

I realize that. Maybe he could participate for only that portion of the P.E. class?

He sounds very, very special, OP. I hope the school recognizes this and gives him his due. He deserves to be treated completely differently from every other student in his school. Hopefully, they can create some new rules and a new schedule just for him.

I'm not saying other students don't deserve rights he would like to have. They can if they want to or think they deserve them. I'm just saying he would get more out of being healthy and fit by sticking to his sport he wants to excel in although he plays multiple sports.

You are exactly right. The school should have special rules for each child. I don't know why they can't do this. Good for you for fighting for this! I really hope the school can rewrite the PE policy so that every child's case is evaluated separately and special plans can be drawn up for each child.

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Anonymous wrote:Very, very few people are allowed to skip. I have only heard about it for dancers or gymnasts who are practicing their sport (not practicing independently, through an organization) for multiple hours a day, every day of the school year.

What about basketball players, football players, baseball players, etc. who are very dedicated to their sport but practice individually and are good? My son has team practices after school but during the day he would like to practice instead of doing stuff in P.E. that doesn't improve what he wants to do.

I've never heard of a school that allows kids to skip PE and do something else in the building.

I've heard of schools allowing kids on a modified schedule/shortened day to skip PE, but not what you're describing.

Who would supervise him and be responsible for him?

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Anonymous wrote:Very, very few people are allowed to skip. I have only heard about it for dancers or gymnasts who are practicing their sport (not practicing independently, through an organization) for multiple hours a day, every day of the school year.

What about basketball players, football players, baseball players, etc. who are very dedicated to their sport but practice individually and are good? My son has team practices after school but during the day he would like to practice instead of doing stuff in P.E. that doesn't improve what he wants to do.

I've never heard of a school that allows kids to skip PE and do something else in the building.

I've heard of schools allowing kids on a modified schedule/shortened day to skip PE, but not what you're describing.

Who would supervise him and be responsible for him?

I've heard of schools allowing kids on a modified schedule/shortened day to skip PE, but not what you're describing.

What do you mean by that?