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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is in 6th grade at Hardy and has only had PE for one term this year. Hardy parents, is this normal or just a one-off? I was thinking about pulling my kid out of her afterschool sport, but I'm worried they won't get enough exercise without PE at school.[/quote]

DC follows the Healthy Schools Act. In grades 6-8, students should have 135 minutes of physical education instruction each week with 50% of the time dedicated to moderate to rigorous activity.[/quote]

Yes.  DC regulations call for a bunch of  PE.  BUT, DCPS budgets -- at least for Hardy and some other schools -- don't provide enough money for sufficient staff to have more PE.

Moreover, the DC guidelines for how much time of each subject kids should have amount to more time than hours in the school day.

Their is neither enough money nor enough time to do it all, especially if you want to have a foreign language and/or other electives.  Choices have to be made.

It wouldn't be so bad if everyone could participate in middle school athletics.  But DCPS's one-size-fits-all approach means if your middle school is bigger than 300 or so, then the teams cannot accommodate many students.

Meanwhile, DCPS probably spends as much or nearly as much on elementary athletics as middle school athletics, as though 8 year olds and 14 year olds are physically similar.  Go figure.[/quote]

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