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1	What is the Healthy Kids Act requirement for K-5 graders? (Hot!)
2	What is the Healthy Kids Act requirement for 6-12 graders? (Hot!)
3	Is there a physical activity requirement for preschool children in the Healthy Kids Act? (Hot!)
4	How are schools to keep track of student physical activity as required by the Healthy Kids Act? (Hot!)
5	Does this mean that school officials may not withhold recess as a disciplinary measure? (Hot!)
6	Is "physical activity" synonymous with "physical education?" (Hot!)
7	If a school allows marching band, drill team, and other non-sport activities to count as physical activity, does the activity also count for the P.E. waiver? (Hot!)
8	May a school refuse to allow non-school activities to count as physical activity? (Hot!)
9	When does the physical activity requirement become effective? (Hot!)
10	What if a student is physically unable to fulfill the physical activity requirement? (Hot!)
11	May a parent ask that the parent's child be exempt from the physical activity requirement? (Hot!)
12	What if a school's grade alignment doesn't match the time requirements in the Healthy Kids Act? (For example, the school district has a middle school with students in grades 5-8.) Are students required to have 30 minutes of physical activi (Hot!)
13	May a school average out the 120 minutes a week of physical activity in grades 6-12 over a month, semester, or year? (Hot!)
14	May a school refuse to graduate a student who has not met the physical activity requirement? (Hot!)