LAC 28:LIX.309. Requirements

A. The Louisiana Department of Education in Bulletin 741, Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, sets the hours required in health and physical education. B. For grades 1-6, 150 minutes of instruction per week are required in health, music, arts, and crafts (LAC 28:CXV.2313.F). C. In grades 7 and 8, 250 minutes of instruction per week are required in health, music, arts and crafts (LAC 28:CXV.2313.F). D. Grades 9-12: In order to graduate from high school, public school students must earn a 1/2 unit in health education (LAC 28:CXV.2319.C). A minimum of 3863 minutes of health instruction shall be taught (LAC 28:CXV.907.C). Nonpublic schools require health and physical education for graduation in accordance with LAC 28:CXV.2109.C. E. The maximum class size for Health and Physical Education in grades K-8 and in Physical Education I and II shall be 40. For Health Education at the high school level, which is taught in a classroom setting, the maximum number of students is 33 (LAC 28:CXV.913.C).