Bronx Principals Say Students Getting Shortchanged On Gyms
Some Bronx educators say their students are getting the runaround when it comes to physical education.
Borough President Adolfo Carrion surveyed the principals of over 200 Bronx schools and found that more than two thirds had either no gym or the gym was in poor condition.
“When 70 percent of school principals in the Bronx say that they can not meet the minimum standard of 120 minutes of physical activity a week for the children of the Bronx and for that matter New York City because we understand that this problem is larger then we have a serious problem we need to address,” said Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion.
Carrion plans to tell the Department of Education that these shortcomings are illegal, and more money needs to be allocated for physical education in the DOE’s five-year capital plan.
The city says fitness is a priority and it is spending $232 million in upgrades over the next five years.
SOURCE: NY1.com
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