Contact NYS To Help Change PE Mandates

I am encouraging parents and any concerned citizens to write to the NY State officials and try to make some changes to NYS PE Mandates. In these poor economic times, I fear other schools may follow Westmoreland's example and for the sake of funding: Eliminate recess in order to be compliant with NYS PE Mandates. Westmoreland officials have clearly stated due to funding constraints, they do not have the money to implement any additional solutions to the recess crisis. Perhaps, with repeated requests, letters and even petitions, the state can make some changes in how schools meet the PE mandates. Ideally, if schools could use recess time in meeting these mandates, this would be a non-issue for Westmoreland.