Studies: Schools not providing enough physical education

The state of NY has recently completed a survey finding that the schools are not complying with state PE requirements.

Joanne Hamilton, a P.E. teacher at Sunrise Drive Elementary in Sayville, said the district is in compliance for grades 5 to 12 but not in the lower grades, where requirements are daily and compete with No Child Left Behind mandates.

"They don't have the space or the staff for daily physical education K to 3, especially in today's fiscal crisis," she said. "What good is it if, due to a lack of physical activity, you end up an unhealthy adult but you can read and write?"

Presumably the K-3 get some kind of recess...just not organized PE?

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