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Board reviews state-aligned draft allowing outside activities to satisfy high-school PE requirements
Summary
District staff explained proposed changes to Policy 5.39 to align with Nevada Administrative Code and NDE guidance, letting students earn PE exemptions through verified outside participation (60 hours per half-credit, 120 per full credit) including athletics, marching band, ROTC and recognized competitive clubs.
Carson City School District staff presented proposed changes to Policy 5.39 (Independent Study in Physical Education) on July 22 to align district practice with updates to the Nevada Administrative Code and guidance from the Nevada Department of Education (NDE).
Why it matters: the proposed policy would expand and clarify conditions under which students may be exempted from required physical-education courses by documenting verified outside participation; this is a first reading and no action was taken.
Tasha Fusen, a district administrator who presented the item with Brandon Bringhurst, said the NAC and NDE guidance allow students to be exempted from up to two required PE credits when…
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