Outline of the state of Tennessee
State
Tennessee
Recommended

Category
Time for Physical Education—ES

Category
Time for Physical Education—ES

State law recommends that time for PE in elementary school meets National Standards (150 min/week).

Tenn. Code Ann. _ 49-6-1021

(e)(1) In addition to the integration of physical activity into the instructional school day according to subsection (a), each LEA shall require each student in elementary school to participate in a physical education class that meets at least two (2) times per full school week during the school year. The total physical education class time each full school week shall be no less than sixty (60) minutes. Subsections (e) and (f) apply to the 2020-2021 school year and each school year thereafter.

Policy Type
Statute