Open Access“Waiving” Goodbye to PE: State Law and School Exemption and Substitution Practices in the United States
Author(s) -
Jamie F. Chriqui,
Julien Leider,
Elizabeth PiekarzPorter,
Wanting Lin,
Lindsey Turner,
Shan L. Michael,
Nancy D. Brener,
Frank M. Perna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
translational journal of the american college of sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2379-2868
DOI - 10.1249/tjx.0000000000000161
Subject(s) - odds , confidence interval , odds ratio , law , state (computer science) , logistic regression , medicine , demography , political science , sociology , mathematics , pathology , algorithm
The importance of schools providing physical education (PE) and promoting physical activity (PA) and the benefits of PA for children are well documented. However, a majority of students do not get the nationally recommended 60 min of daily PA. Many states grant waivers, substitutions, or exemptions from PE despite national recommendations. This study examined the association between state laws allowing for the use of PE substitutions and exemptions and school-level substitution and exemption practices.