Federal Measure Would Amend No Child Left Behind Act to Prioritize PE, Prevent Obesity

In an effort to reduce childhood obesity by strengthening schools’ physical education requirements, federal legislators recently proposed an amendment to the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the Chattanoogan reports. The Fitness Integrated with Teaching (FIT) Kids Act, sponsored by U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-Wis.), Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) and Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), would require the government to measure schools’ progress toward meeting PE targets established by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Specifically, the amendment would promote 150 minutes of PE per week for elementary school students and 225 minutes of PE per week for middle and high school students...

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