SHERIDAN — Most elementary-aged students in Wyoming receive less physical education than kids in other states — roughly two times per week, well below the national average of 2.5 times per week — according to the first-ever statewide survey of its kind.

“To get a snapshot of Wyoming, we asked PE teachers to describe how many minutes a week they see their kids. We asked about recess, and also some policy things like, ‘Is recess or PE withheld from kids ever?’ and whether physical education credits could be replaced with band or ROTC,” said University of Wyoming Division of Kinesiology and Health professor Ben D. Kern, who designed and distributed the Wyoming Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation ​and Dance survey.

“We wanted to take an honest look at ourselves, and what this showed is that we are well below the national average in terms of offering physical education, especially in terms of elementary school,” he said.

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