At the Texas Capitol, House Bill 400 is being considered for vote. The bill aims to revise parts of the Education code; specifically the structure of Coordinated School Health Programs and the Fitnessgram. This affects P.E. standards in schools for the worse... it removed the standards completely. Students currently receive far less physical education than is necessary to reduce the statewide obesity rate.
To make matters worse, House Bill 400 has little to do with Physical Education or Health in the Education Code. Amendments to this bill could TOTALLY ELIMINATE Coordinated School Health Programs and the Fitnessgram from Texas Schools.
- As it stands 16% of all U.S. kids between the ages of 2-19 are obese according to a 2009 IOM report
- The state demographer ranks, Texas #14 in the nation in obesity rates
- The prevalence of obesity is so great that I can potentially reduce life expectancy and today’s generation.
- Amending HB 400, removing coordinated School Health Programs and Fitnessgram from Texas Schools will contribute to the problem.
If eliminating physical education from schools sound utterly crazy to you,
Call your State Representative and let them know that any amendments offered to House Bill 400 around the elimination of Coordinated School Health Programs or the Fitnessgram should not be supported under any circumstances.
Not sure who to call? Click on the links, enter your zip code, and make the call!!
http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Members/Members.aspx?Chamber=H
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