Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.9

accreditation.

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, the State

Board of Education shall require, as a condition of accreditation,

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that school districts provide to all students physical education

programs which may include athletics.

B. The Board shall require, as a condition of accreditation,

that public elementary schools provide instruction, for students in

full-day kindergarten and grades one through five, in physical

education or exercise programs for a minimum of an average of sixty

(60) minutes each week. The time students participate in recess

shall not be counted toward the sixty-minutes-per-week physical

education requirement. Schools may exclude from participation in

the physical education or exercise programs required in this

subsection those students who have been placed into an in-house

suspension or detention class or placement or those students who are

under an in-school restriction or are subject to an administrative

disciplinary action.

C. The Board shall require, as a condition of accreditation,

that public elementary schools provide to students in full-day

kindergarten and grades one through five, in addition to the

requirements set forth in subsection B of this section, an average

of sixty (60) minutes each week of physical activity, which may

include, but not be limited to, physical education, exercise

programs, fitness breaks, recess, and classroom activities, and

wellness and nutrition education. Each school district board of

education shall determine the specific activities and means of

compliance with the provisions of this subsection, giving

consideration to the recommendations of each school's Healthy and

Fit School Advisory Committee as submitted to the school principal

pursuant to the provisions of Section 24-100a of this title.

D. The Board shall disseminate information to each school

district on the benefits of physical education programs and shall

strongly encourage districts to provide physical education

instruction to students in grades six through twelve. The Board

shall also strongly encourage school districts to incorporate

physical activity into the school day by providing to students in

full-day kindergarten and grades one through five at least a twenty-

minute daily recess, which shall be in addition to the sixty (60)

minutes of physical education as required by subsection B of this

section, and by allowing all students brief physical activity breaks

throughout the day, physical activity clubs, and special events.

E. Instruction in physical education required in this section

shall be aligned with the subject matter standards as adopted by the

Board.

F. The physical education curriculum shall be sequential,

developmentally appropriate, and designed, implemented, and

evaluated to enable students to develop the motor and self-

management skills and knowledge necessary to participate in physical

activity throughout life. Each school district shall establish

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specific objectives and goals the district intends to accomplish

through the physical education curriculum.

G. In identifying the essential knowledge and skills, the State

Board of Education shall ensure that the subject matter standards

for physical education:

1. Emphasize the knowledge and skills capable of being used

during a lifetime of regular physical activity;

2. Are consistent with national physical education standards

for:

a. the information that students should learn about

physical activity, and

b. the physical activities that students should be able

to perform;

3. Require that, on a weekly basis, at least fifty percent

(50%) of the physical education class be used for actual student

physical activity and that the activity be, to the extent

practicable, at a moderate or vigorous level;

4. Offer students an opportunity to choose among many types of
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physical activity, and

b. the physical activities that students should be able

to perform;

3. Require that, on a weekly basis, at least fifty percent

(50%) of the physical education class be used for actual student

physical activity and that the activity be, to the extent

practicable, at a moderate or vigorous level;

4. Offer students an opportunity to choose among many types of

physical activity in which to participate;

5. Offer students both cooperative and competitive games;

6. Meet the needs of students of all physical ability levels,

including students who have a disability, chronic health problem, or

other special need that precludes the student from participating in

regular physical education instruction but who might be able to

participate in physical education that is suitably adapted and, if

applicable, included in the student's individualized education

program;

7. Teach self-management and movement skills;

8. Teach cooperation, fair play, and responsible participation

in physical activity;

9. Promote student participation in physical activity outside

of school; and

10. Allow physical education classes to be an enjoyable

experience for students.

H. The Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of

this section.