La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-2357

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section CXV-2357 - Physical Education

A. One and one-half units of physical education shall be required for graduation. They may include:

1. physical education I and II;

2. adapted physical education I and II for eligible special education student's;

3. JROTC I, II, III, or IV; or

4. physical education I (1 unit) and one-half unit of marching band, extracurricular sports, cheering, or dance team.

B. The physical education course offerings shall be as follows.

Course Title(s)	Units
Adapted Physical Education I, II, III, IV	1 each
Physical Education I, II, III, IV	1 each
Marching Band	1/2
Cheering	1/2
Extracurricular Sports	1/2
Dance Team	1/2

C. The required 1 1/2 units of physical education may only be earned in transitional ninth grade through twelfth grade.

D. No more than four units of physical education shall be allowed for meeting high school graduation requirements.

E. In schools having approved Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) training, credits may, at the option of the local school board, be substituted for the required credits in physical education.

F. Marching band, cheering, extracurricular sports, and dance team shall include weekly physical activity and encourage the benefits of a physically active lifestyle.

1. The LDE may request information to ensure the requirements above are met.

G. Students shall be exempted from the requirements in physical education for medical reasons only; however, the minimum number of credits required for graduation shall remain 23.

H. Each LEA shall offer, as part of the high school physical education program, sexually segregated contact sports and sexually integrated noncontact sports. Students shall have the option of enrolling in either or both.

I. Any high school student not enrolled in a physical education course is encouraged to participate in moderate to vigorous physical activity commensurate with the ability of the student for a minimum of 30 minutes per day to develop good health, physical fitness, and improve motor coordination and physical skills.

J. Off-campus athletic training programs may substitute for Physical Education I and Physical Education II if the following conditions are met:

1. permission of the principal;

2. the student participates in the off-campus athletic training program for an amount of time equal to or greater than the required instructional minutes necessary to obtain credit;

3. the off-campus athletic training programs are aligned to the state physical education content standards and GLEs, as verified by the school principal;

4. a reporting system for attendance and grading is established;

5. the off-campus athletic training program is under the direction of a qualified instructor or coach, as verified by the school principal and submitted to the DOE;

a. A qualified instructor or coach is one that has a bachelor's or master's degree in an area related to the activity, has regional or national accreditation or a license in an area related to the activity, or can present evidence of substantial accomplishment in the area (such as awards, newspaper articles, published research in the field, etc.);

6. approval by the LDE by submitting documentation verifying the following;

a. off-campus training program and its alignment with the state standards and GLEs;

b. record of student's attendance and participation;

c. qualifications of the instructor; and

d. verification that the school principal has reviewed the documentation;

7. a hold harmless agreement signed by the parent or guardian of the student who would be participating in the off-campus athletic program.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-2357

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1297 (June 2005), amended LR 33:430 (March 2007), LR 38:40 (January 2012), LR 39:2221 (August 2013), Amended by LR 411484 (8/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:7, R.S. 17:17.1, R.S. 17:24.4, and R.S. 17:276.