Outline of the state of Mississippi
State
Mississippi
Required for all grades

Category
Physical Education K-12 Curriculum—ES

Category
Physical Education K-12 Curriculum—ES

State law requires elementary PE curriculum.

Mississippi Administrative Code 7-3-38.12 Physical Education/Comprehensive Health Education Rules and Regulations

  1. IMPLEMENTATION I. Grades K-8 a. Successful implementation of Physical Education and Comprehensive Health Education must include the following:
    • i. 150 minutes per week of instruction through a combination of physical education, physical activity, and activity based instruction
    • ii. 45 minutes per week of health educationiii. Fitness testing in grade 5 (See Appendix)
Policy Type
Regulation

Mississippi Administrative Code 7-3-38.12 Physical Education/Comprehensive Health Education Rules and Regulations

  1. IMPLEMENTATION I. Grades K-8 b. Standard 33 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standard requires physical education to be a part of the basic curriculum in any configuration of grades K-8. The total number of minutes in physical education must not be below 50 minutes per week.
Policy Type
Regulation

Mississippi Code 37-13-134. Legislative recommendations and intent; guidelines; physical activity coordinator; qualifications; duties; study

(1) The Legislature recognizes that there is a problem with Mississippi student inactivity and obesity, and therefore requires the following guidelines for school district physical education, health education and physical activity and fitness classes:

  • (a) Kindergarten through Grade 8: One hundred fifty (150) minutes per week of physical activity-based instruction and forty-five (45) minutes per week of health education instruction, as defined by the State Board of Education.
Policy Type
Statute