Earlier this fall the Des Moines school district announced it was going to make it tougher for students to waive their physical education classes by scaling back exemptions. That caught students and parents by surprise and went opposite a national trend. Despite growing concerns about obesity, the number of states that allow students to waive or substitute physical education classes has grown from 27 to 32 since 2006, according to Paula Kun, a spokeswoman for the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Those students can enroll in marching band, cheerleading, or a variety of other actitities. As educators and parents try to get together on this, it will no doubt make more headlines in 2011.
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