Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 15:47     Subject: Any momentum to lobby the state to make health a 1/2 year again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know whether that HS Health class will ever go back to being ONE semester? please.


The state would have to change the requirement.


How can someone try getting it changed? A petition, rallying BOE and Superintendent?


Unless they are planning to make the Sem 2 Health into a Financial Literacy type class, the Sem 2 Health should not be a requirement. If students want Sem 2 Health, they can sign up but if they don't, allow students to take a .5 or one semester course.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 13:57     Subject: Any momentum to lobby the state to make health a 1/2 year again?
The requirement is for credit (2 semesters) and content.
https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DCAA/Health/Health_Education_Framework_July_2022.pdf
Nothing is stopping the county for offering an Advanced/Honors version that makes an academically substantial class, like the county does it the Tech courses, and Blair Magnet does with the mandated 2-semester biology class.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 13:36     Subject: Any momentum to lobby the state to make health a 1/2 year again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know whether that HS Health class will ever go back to being ONE semester? please.


The state would have to change the requirement.


How can someone try getting it changed? A petition, rallying BOE and Superintendent?
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 12:51     Subject: Any momentum to lobby the state to make health a 1/2 year again?
Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know whether that HS Health class will ever go back to being ONE semester? please.


The state would have to change the requirement.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2025 12:14     Subject: Any momentum to lobby the state to make health a 1/2 year again?
They should start with an honors/accelerated 1 semester version.
Or merge it into PE, which should be spread across 4 years not 1 solid year.