Colorado - Physical Activity throughout the day: Standards
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Standards
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StatuteC.R.S. 22-32-136.5
(3) (a) Each school district board of education shall adopt a physical activity policy that incorporates into the schedule of each student attending an elementary school the opportunity for the student to engage in:
- (I) A minimum of six hundred minutes of physical activity per month if the classes at the school meet five days per week and the student attends school for a full day;
- (II) A minimum of three hundred minutes of physical activity per month if the classes at the school meet five days per week and the student attends school for a half day;
- (III) A minimum of thirty minutes of physical activity per day if the classes at the school meet fewer than five days per week and the student attends school for a full day; and
- (IV) A minimum of fifteen minutes of physical activity per day if the classes at the school meet fewer than five days per week and the student attends school for a half day.
C.R.S. 22-32-136.5
(2) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "physical activity" may include, but need not be limited to:
- (a) Exercise programs;
- (b) Fitness breaks;
- (c) Recess;
- (d) Field trips that include physical activity;
- (e) Classroom activities that include physical activity; and
- (f) Physical education classes.
C.R.S. 22-32-136
(3) On or before July 1, 2006, each school district board of education is encouraged to adopt policies ensuring that:
- (f) Every student has access to age-appropriate daily physical activity.
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