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Should Physical Education Be Required?

PLT4M

Instead, Shape outlines physical education as “an academic subject that provides a planned, sequential, K-12 standards-based program of curricula and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge and behaviors for healthy, active living, physical fitness, sportsmanship, self-efficacy, and emotional intelligence.”

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3 Things Schools Can Do to REALLY Improve Student Health

SHAPE America

Effective sexual health education programs: Are taught by qualified and trained teachers Connect students to health services Engage parents and community partners Foster positive relationships between students and trusted adults. I know that bringing programs like this to schools is hard work and sometimes encounters resistance.

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