Only half of Wisconsin high school students feel like they belong in the classroom, according to a recent report from the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health.
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For more than 80 years, high schoolers in Pulaski have been bringing local news to a community that would otherwise be a “news desert.”
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A recently introduced Wisconsin bill would require kindergarten through sixth-grade students to get at least 60 minutes of recess every day.
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The ensemble will also perform its field show during a separate competition known as Bandfest at Pasadena City College’s stadium.
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Wisconsin doesn’t require daily exercise for students.
Physical education must be given weekly to students in kindergarten through sixth grade and, for older middle school students, with “sufficient frequency and instructional time to meet the objectives outlined in the district’s curriculum plan.”
High school students must follow a curriculum “designed to build lifelong fitness habits.”
In 2024, GOP lawmakers as part of a child obesity task force introduced legislation to require 180 minutes of weekly “physical activity” for K-8 students. One lawmaker said the aim was to require movement, such as playing tennis, rather than teaching tennis.
The bill passed the Assembly but not the Senate.
On July 27, former Gov. Scott Walker called for a 60-minute daily exercise minimum.
In 2022-23, 18.4% of Wisconsin children ages 6-17 were obese, the 16th highest rate in the U.S.
Childhood obesity that lasts into adulthood can result in conditions such as diabetes, liver disease and high blood pressure.
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