Remove the PE requirements for athletes in high school

 

The purpose of this bill is to remove the statewide policy of high school students needing to have a PE requirement

regardless of if their in sports or not.

 

This bill is important because it allows for athletes to focus more on training for their sport rather than

participating in a wide range of activities that don’t benefit them. Removing the requirement for athletes to

participate in PE would allow them to become more specialized in their sport and be able to focus more on it.

 

PE: instruction in physical exercise and games, especially in schools.

Athlete: a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.

Sport: an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or

others for entertainment.

 

Funding will come from each individual school district in case an extra teacher is needed to make sure athletes still

are taking a full schedule of classes.

 

Since athletes not needing to take PE is optional students may still take the class. If a school is found to be forcing

athletes to participate in PE they will be fined $1000 and be required to place the student in a different class that

fulfills a different credit. To catch schools forms will be sent out to random students across the state through their

email and if multiple students from the same school report that they are in PE by force, a representative will be sent

to investigate the school.

 

August 1, 2026