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Chicago board holds hearing on proposal to let K–8 students take mandated PE across two days
Summary
The Chicago Board of Education heard a district presentation Oct. 23 on a waiver request to allow K–8 students to receive required 120 minutes of physical education over two days per week instead of three; the board took no vote at the hearing and heard public comments on arts funding and school safety.
Chicago Board of Education officials heard a presentation Oct. 23 on a proposed waiver that would allow kindergarten through eighth-grade students to receive the district-mandated 120 minutes of physical education across two days per five-day week rather than three. The presentation was delivered by Brandon Hughes, director of PE and health in the Office of Teaching and Learning.
Hughes told the board the waiver request is intended to bring district scheduling into alignment with current practice in many schools and to address facility limitations. "Students will still receive 120 minutes of PE each week, so that's…
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