During public comment at the Prosser School District board meeting, Mandy Stevens urged the board to address what she described as noncompliance with Washington state physical education requirements and inequitable instructional time across schools.

Stevens told the board that Heights Elementary schedules 60 minutes of physical education per week and that KRV Elementary schedules 45 minutes per week. “Both of these fall short of the 100 minutes of PE per week required by Washington state law,” Stevens said, and called the shortfall ‘‘not a gray area’’ but ‘‘a clear matter of legal compliance.’’

Stevens linked PE time to broader concerns about arts and library instruction, saying those programs are part of a “complete, well rounded education” and that minimizing minutes “is where students develop creativity, critical thinking, and love of learning.” She asked the board to commit to a plan that would “ensure every school in our district gets as close to the full 100 minutes of PE per week as required by law and that we also address the gaps in arts and library instruction.”

Board members acknowledged the comment and said administrators will carry questions about scheduling and compliance back to staff for review. The comment was delivered during the public-comment portion of the meeting and no formal action was taken during the meeting itself.