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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given the newly-added citations, I don't doubt the statistic.

Should swimming be taught in every public school and be mandatory?[/quote]

[b]Most public schools don't have pools.[/b]

My oldest was at Piney Branch ES in MCPS and had swimming every year, I think, as part of PE. However, she was already a strong swimmer by then. I don't think any other MCPS ES has a pool. Jackson Rd ES could walk to the MLK pool easily, but I don't know if they do.[/quote]

Grew up in Germany where schools didn't have pools either, so we were brought to the local pool by bus. We had swim class in 3rd grade. And before that our parents made sure we took swim classes, which cost money, btw. In DC pools offer swim classes for FREE and they still have to rescue about 2 kids per season. Pulling them out of the pool and then no parents to be found. It boils down to lazy parents/ lack of parenting skills in within certain communities. 
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THat's the old Germanic spirit![/quote]

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