{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-824.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-824.03","heading":"Additional requirements.","body":"(a)\nA student with disabilities shall have suitably adapted physical education incorporated as part of the individualized education program developed for the student. Public schools and public charter schools shall provide suitably adapted physical education or supplementary aids for any other student with special needs that preclude the student from participating in regular physical education instruction, as required by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, approved September 26, 1973 (87 Stat. 394; 29 U.S.C. § 794).\n\n(b)\nRequiring or withholding physical activity shall not be used to punish students; provided, that students who are not wearing appropriate athletic clothing may be prohibited from participating in physical activity until properly dressed.\n\n(c)\nThe Office of the State Superintendent of Education shall provide and coordinate annual professional-development sessions for school personnel, provided by a certified instructor and based on nationally recognized standards, related to incorporating physical activity into classroom instruction, classroom instruction breaks, and active recess.","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 8A. Healthy Schools.","Subchapter IV. Physical and Health Education."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-824.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"cdc8fe043ff209167ceefdac38fd6ed9e88a41f2c25a0722f49c61e27ee6c4a3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-824.02a","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-824.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}