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July 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda THURSDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) — Mandates for physical
education in most of the United States fall short of the guidelines set
forth by the National Association of Sport and Physical Education,
according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Georgia conducted a nationwide study
and found that only six states require the 150-minute-per-week
recommendation for elementary school physical education. Just two states
mandate the middle school guidelines and no states enforce the high school
guidelines; the recommendations are 225 minutes a week at both levels, the
researchers found.
In conducting the study, the researchers examined the mandates for
school-based physical education in all 50 states.
Among the states with the strongest mandates for physical education was
New Jersey, which required 3.75 physical-education credits to graduate
from high school. This equals 187.5 minutes per week, still 37.5 minutes
below the recommended 225 minutes.
The study also found the physical education mandates in some states
were vague. For instance, Iowa’s requirement states: “…pupils in
kindergarten through grade five shall engage in physical activity for a
minimum of 30 minutes each school day.” Schools could interpret this as 30
minutes of recess, the researchers said.
“Recess does not guarantee 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical
activity,” the study’s author, Bryan McCullick, professor of kinesiology
at the University of Georgia, said in a university news release.
“Unfortunately, many legislators and school officials think the
opposite.”
The study also found that the physical education mandate in Wisconsin
requires the class to be offered at least three times per week, but
doesn’t require a minimum length of time for the class. The researchers
noted school officials in the state could meet that mandate with just 10
minutes of physical education three times per week.
“Findings indicated that statutes were written in a manner that did not
explicitly mandate school-based physical education but rather recommended
or suggested it,” said McCullick.
The study’s authors pointed out that federal courts typically do not
interfere with the decisions of state lawmakers on school curricula.
“This lack of a judicial safety net strengthens the need for clear
legislative guidance if the statutes are to be interpreted in a way that
will consistently adhere to the guidelines,” the study’s authors
wrote.
Because of a lack of state mandates, physical education is being
reduced or eliminated in many schools across the nation, making it more
difficult to combat obesity in children, researchers said.
“The first step to ensuring children have a healthy level of
school-based physical education is to ensure that states have mandates
regarding quality physical education with clear requirements,” concluded
McCullick. “Then we need to implement a surveillance system to ensure
schools adhere to the mandate. Until those are in place we can’t fairly
determine the benefits of school-based P.E.”
The study was published recently in the Journal of Teaching in
Physical Education.
The National Association of Sport and Physical Education includes
physical-education teachers, athletic trainers, coaches and athletic
directors, among other professionals.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more
information on young people and physical activity.
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