Dear Parent or Guardian,
The 2008 Legislature passed Senate Bill 610 which was signed into law by Governor Crist on June 2, 2008. It included changes in statute as it relates to physical education requirements for Florida students.
Senate Bill 610 requires the equivalent of one class period per day of physical education for one semester of each year for students in grades 6 through 8 beginning in the 2009-2010 school year. The physical education requirement shall be waived for a student who meets one of the following criteria:
▪ The student is enrolled or required to enroll in a remedial course.
▪ The student’s parent indicates in writing to the school that:
1. The parent requests that the student enroll in another course from among those offered as options by the school district, OR
2. The student is participating in physical activities outside the school day which are equal to or in excess of the mandated requirement.
Unless your child meets one of the waiver criteria listed above, he/she must be enrolled in physical education for one semester of each year while in grades 6 through 8.
If you do not want your child to take physical education, print, complete, and return the form below.
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PHYSICAL EDUATION WAIVER for 2009 – 2010
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Student Name (please
print) Grade Student ID Number
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Parent/Guardian Signature Date
Please state the reason for this request to waive the PE requirement for 2009 – 2010:
Administrator
approval _________