Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 22 - STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Section 581-022-2263 - Physical Education Requirements
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 581-022-2263
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) For purposes of this section, "district" means a school district, education service district, or public charter school.
(2)
(a) Every public school student in
kindergarten through grade five, and every public school student in grade six
at a school that teachers kindergarten through grade six, shall participate in
physical education for the entire school year for at least 150
minutes during each school week, or at least 120 minutes during each school
week if the school on average holds classes four days a week over the course of
the school year.
(b) Except as
provided by paragraph (a) of this subsection, every public school student in
grades six through eight shall participate in physical education for at least
an average of 150 minutes during each school week, as calculated over the
duration of a school year, or at least an average of 120 minutes during each
school week, as calculated over the duration of a school year, if the school on
average holds classes four days a week over the course of the school
year.
(c) Notwithstanding the time
requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, districts may reduce
physical education minutes by a percentage that correlates to the percentage of
minutes that the school did not provide instruction during school weeks when
there were:
(A) scheduled school closures,
including closures for holidays, inservice days and days scheduled for
parent-teacher conferences;
(B)
unscheduled school closures, including closures for inclement weather and
emergencies;
(C) out-of-school
activities that occur during usual school hours, including field trips and
outdoor school programs.
(d) Notwithstanding the time requirements of
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, if a district receives a waiver
pursuant to OAR 581-022-2320 of the requirement to provide a minimum of 900
hours of instructional time annually for kindergarten through grade eight, the
time requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection may be reduced
by the percentage of the time requirements specified in paragraphs (a) and (b)
of this subsection that correlates to the percentage of instructional time for
which the district receives the waiver.
(3) Districts must comply with the requirements of ORS 329.496.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.051
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.496 & 2017 OL Ch. 301 Sec. 2
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