MARCHING BAND, ROTC, AND CHEERLEADING WOULD BE ALLOWED AS PHYSICAL ED CLASSES UNDER A BILL INTRODUCED IN SANTA FE BY RIO RANCHO SENATOR CRAIG BRANDT. HE SAYS THE MEASURE RETURNS CONTROL TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON WHAT CAN COUNT AS A PE CLASS.
BRANDT TELLS US HE'S GOTTEN PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS FROM PARENTS FRUSTRATED WITH THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS NOW. HE SAYS ONE PARENT TOLD HIM HIS SON HAD TO DROP AP CALCULUS TO TAKE PHYSICAL ED, BECAUSE HIS MARCHING BAND CLASS WOULDN'T COUNT AS P-E ANYMORE.
BRANDT SAYS HIS BILL WOULD ALLOW DISTRICTS TO DECIDE WHICH SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES CAN COUNT AS A PE CREDIT.
