With an executive order from President Donald Trump, the Presidential Fitness Test is making a comeback 12 years after being discontinued in favor of the Presidential Youth Fitness Program.

Queen Creek Unified and school districts across the state are waiting for direction on how to proceed.

Physical Education (PE) requirements, curriculum, and testing vary by district.

But what doesn’t vary is the desire to make physical education exciting and inclusive.

Lara Cox, a PE teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary, said she has some not-so-fond memories of the presidential test, but also understands that some people enjoyed it and its competitive nature.

Regardless of her personal experience, she expressed excitement that physical education was front and center in the national convers

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