Forced to Drop A Class to Take PE?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Alright, here's the deal. </p>

<p>Like most schools we are forced to take a PE class. Up untill this year, JROTC could count as a PE credit. Since I was in JROTC i never bothered to take an actual PE class. Well this year they stopped accepting JROTC as a PE class so now my counselor is saying ill have to take PE! </p>

<p>I dont mind the class, but my schedule is already made! For me to take PE would mean dropping a class that I will benefit from. Ill either have to drop JROTC/Rifle Team or Electronics-Semiconductors. </p>

<p>Im more fit than most people at my school and excersize daily on my own. I just think this is crazy, making me drop a class that will actually do something for me and take a crap class. </p>

<p>Anyway, end rant...
Any bets on if I can correct this?</p>

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<p>I don't know about your school but I had to complain to the administration of mine and eventually I got an academic exemption form from my counsellor, they were going to try and drop Math Analysis (basically pre-calc) for PE.</p>

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<p>AmrcnMadeFord: I have a couple of questions and maybe can offer some ideas.
1.Public or private school?
2.How high is your academic standing? Sometimes, rules are bent for some students.
3.Any idea if the loss of PE credit is part of another agenda: to decrease interest or attraction for JROTC.</p>

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<p>I had the same problem. My school used to accept participation in a varsity sport as gym credit, but then the state found that to be unacceptable, so now I have to cram in PE in my junior year schedule X_X</p>

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<p>Hmm, sounds like others have been able to not take PE. That's comforting. </p>

<p>dtex50, public school, good academic standing. I haven't even thought about number three. Surely that's not it, but it wouldn't surprise me. If I get screwed because someone has an agenda Im gonna get a tad ****ed...</p>

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<p>Remember, the point of high school is to graduate, so fill those graduation requirements and just drop a class and take PE!</p>

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<p>Is PE in summer school an option? Not fun, but you do what you got to do.
Is there any way to get credit for PE outside of the regular route, such as documented hours at the YMCA in an excercise class? I know that public schools can be inflexible, but the worst they can do is say "No". </p>

<p>I would try to enlist your counselor in any effort to alter the requirement. In other words, what can you, the student, do to help your counselor make this issue go away. Be creative so that this does not come across as an attempt
to subvert his/her power.</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>threaten to sue, it always works. oh and my dad is a lawyer works too</p>