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THE ROOMS DRUG-ADDICTED TEENAGERS.

GULSTAN: GOVERNOR NEWSOM WANTS TO SUSPEND P.E. TESTING IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

CALIFORNIA’S 5TH, 7TH, AND 9TH GRADERS ARE CURRENTLY TESTED EVERY YEAR FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS.

BUT THE GOVERNOR IS CONCERNED THAT SOME KIDS ARE BEING BULLIED AND OTHERS DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE THEY DON’T IDENTIFY AS MALE OR FEMALE, SOMETHING REQUIRED FOR THE BODY

MASS INDEX TEST.

BUT THE PLAN IS NOW GETTING SHARP REACTIONS FROM PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS.

>> I TAKE MY GRANDSON FOR A TWO MILE WALK EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE HE DOES NOT GET ENOUGH EXERCISE IN SCHOOL.

SO I THINK IT’S CRUCIAL THAT WE HAVE THAT IN OUR SCHOOL.

GULSTAN: NEWSOM’S PLAN CALLS FOR SUSPENDING THE P.E. TESTS STARTING THIS YEAR, WHILE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCAT