PE Waiver Now Available for Eligible Westerville High School Students

Greetings Westerville community!  Beginning with the Fall 2015 athletic season, high school students in Westerville will be able to take advantage of the law permitting boards of education in Ohio to adopt a policy which allows students who participate in interscholastic athletics, marching band and/or cheer leading to waive the .5 PE credit requirement for graduation.  Students do not earn credit for those activities and are instead required to replace the .5 PE credit with another elective course.  This spring the Westerville Board of Education approved the PE Waiver provision within the "Graduation Requirements" policy 5460.

Highlights of the policy are that students must successfully complete two full seasons of approved activities in order to waive PE, students are not permitted to count activities completed prior to the policy's beginning (Fall 2015), and students must successfully complete two seasons by the Winter season of their senior year in high school.  A full explanation of guidelines, requirements and procedures can be found in our Physical Education Waiver FAQ.

Families who wish to exercise the PE Waiver can begin the process by completing the PE Waiver Application and submitting a completed and signed copy to the student's high school athletic office.  In the coming days, applications will be posted on the athletic and guidance websites of each high school, and it can also be obtained by clicking here.  Marching band applicants will also submit their application to the athletic office.  From there, the athletic office will keep track of students who have submitted an application, verify with the appropriate coach, director, or adviser that the student successfully completed the season, and notify the student's guidance counselor when the qualifications for the PE Waiver have been met.  It will then be appropriately noted on the student's transcript.

High school guidance counselors and/or athletic directors should be able to answer any remaining questions regarding the PE Waiver.  Also note:  athletes, band members and cheerleaders are not required to participate in the waiver and may still choose to meet the PE graduation requirement by taking PE classes traditionally during the school year, during summer school, or as an approved Credit Flex option.