What is the required course content for high school students enrolled in physical education?
The course of study adopted by local educational agencies (LEAs) must include physical education for grades one through six (EC Section 52120[g]) and for grades seven through twelve (EC Section 51220[d]). These statutes specify that the physical education course of study must include an emphasis upon those physical activities that may be “conducive to health and vigor of body and mind.” EC Section 51220(d) and EC Section 33352(b)(7) together require that an LEA offer a course of study in physical education for grades nine through twelve that includes instruction in eight areas over the span of the physical education classes offered as part of the school’s course of study. The law does not specify that every class must include instruction in all eight areas, but rather it speaks to a course of study over grades nine through twelve that includes all eight areas. Furthermore, the California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5 CCR), Section 10060 outlines the criteria upon which each school di
The course of study adopted by local educational agencies (LEAs) must include physical education for grades one through six (EC Section 52120[g]) and for grades seven through twelve (EC Section 51220[d]). These statutes specify that the physical education course of study must include an emphasis upon those physical activities that may be “conducive to health and vigor of body and mind.” EC Section 51220(d) and EC Section 33352(b)(7) together require that an LEA offer a course of study in physical education for grades nine through twelve that includes instruction in eight areas over the span of the physical education classes offered as part of the school’s course of study. The law does not specify that every class must include instruction in all eight areas, but rather it speaks to a course of study over grades nine through twelve that includes all eight areas. Furthermore, the California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5 CCR), Section 10060 outlines the criteria upon which each school di
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