PE Waiver

*Physical Education Exemption

In January of 2007 the Ohio Legislature passed Senate Bill 311 Provision (L).
Sec. 3313.603 (L) reads,

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, the board of education of each school district and the governing authority of each chartered nonpublic school may adopt a policy to excuse from the high school physical education requirement each student who, during high school, has participated in interscholastic athletics, marching band, or cheerleading for at least two full seasons. If the board or authority adopts such a policy, the board or authority shall not require the student to complete any physical education course as a condition to graduate. However, the student shall be required to complete one-half unit, consisting of at least sixty hours of instruction, in another course of study.

The Board of Education adopted policy 5460 in April of 2011 allowing
Wooster students to fulfill the State of Ohio Department of Education physical education requirement by completing two full seasons of participation in board-approved interscholastic athletics and/or marching band, including flag corps, and/or cheerleading.

The waiver takes effect for the 2011-2012 school year.