[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Hugh Jahrmes

Definitely mandatory until HS. Gym class provided exposure to a ton of different activities that I ended up loving that I NEVER would have experienced otherwise.

People worried about kids not learning enough / focusing on academics at school should target the four day weeks that have become the norm (no firsthand experience, just what I hear).

I would suggest that HS is as good a time as any for gym to be mandatory.