Wednesday, October 5, 2011

NYC Public School Parents: DOE re lack of physical education in schools: what, me worry?

NYC Public School Parents: DOE re lack of physical education in schools: what, me worry?:

DOE re lack of phys ed in school: don't blame us!


The NYC Comptroller released yet another devastating audit of DOE, this time on the lack of compliance with state regulations on the amount of physical education that students are supposed to receive in school. Here is the summary: here is the is the full report.

Shockingly, the audit found that not a single NYC school in their sample complied with state law when it came to fulfilling the state physical education requirements. This failure comes at a time of an obesity epidemic among children.
The DOE official response to the audit, which was included as an