California students may no longer have to participate in physical fitness tests under a new proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom over fears they may promote bullying and discrimination against disabled and non-binary students.
Currently, state law requires California schools to give all fifth, seventh, and ninth graders the physical fitness test (PFT) which is designed to measure aerobic capacity, abdominal strength and endurance, upper body strength and endurance, trunk extensor strength and flexibility, body composition, and flexibility.
