2) Students in grades 7-12 on a case-by-case basis, for ongoing participation in an interscholastic (e.g., Illinois Elementary School Association, the Southern Illinois Junior High Athletic Association, and Illinois High School Association) or extracurricular athletic program. Interscholastic and extracurricular athletic programs are limited to those programs that are sponsored by the school district as defined by school district policy.

3) Students in grades 11-12

• A) ongoing participation in interscholastic athletics;

• B) enrollment in a course required for admittance into postsecondary education; or

• C) enrollment in a course required for high school graduation, provided that failure to take such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate.

4) Students in grades 9-12

• A) ongoing participation in marching band for credit; or

• B) enrollment in a Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) program sponsored by the school district.

5) Students in grades 3-12

• A) eligibility for special education services and the student's parent or guardian agrees, or there is a determination by the student's individualized education program (IEP) team, that the student needs this time for special education support and services; or

• B) participation in an adaptive athletic program outside school setting as outlined in the student's IEP and as documented according to school board policy. (See Section 27-6 of the School Code.)

6) A board shall have no authority to honor parental excuses based upon students' participation in athletic training, activities or competitions conducted outside the auspices of the school district.

(b) A school board is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education coursesif those pupils request to be excused for any of the following reasons: (1) for ongoing participation in an interscholasticathletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are required for admission to an institution of higher learning, provided that failure to take such classes will result in the pupil being denied admission to the institution of his or herchoice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes which are required for graduation from high school, provided that failure totake such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate. A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 enrolled in a marching band program for credit from engaging in physical education courses if those pupils request to be excused for ongoing participation in such marching band program. A school board may also, on a case-by-case basis, excuse pupils in grades 7 through 12 who participate in an interscholastic or extracurricular athletic program from engaging in physical education courses.

A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 enrolled in a Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) program sponsored by the school district from engaging in physical education courses