Does Gym count towards your GPA, specifically New York?

I live on Long Island, and I was told by two of my teachers that Gym doesn’t count towards your GPA? I have all A;s in gym, so it would help if it is. Does anyone know?

That is absolutely correct. In NYS, gym doesn’t count in your GPA. It was great for me as I despised gym. That’s why, when I was in HS, 40 plus years ago, I did the bare minimum to pass and it’s why I often let my kids sleep in when they had gym first period.

On the other hand, you have to pass gym. My SIL was supposed to graduate HS in the early 1970’s. She didn’t pass gym her last year, so she actually had to return to HS the following semester and take 2 gym classes.