**Physical Education is a REQUIRED class to earn a High School Regents diploma in New York State. Any excuses from P.E. MUST be written by a health care provider. We can NOT accept parent notes writing students out of gym class at the high school level.*

If a Doctor restricts students' "UFN", it is STILL required to get updated notes at each appointment [to insure follow-up care], until a FINAL CLEARANCE note from the Doctor is received for students to return to PE class or sports**.  **ALL ATHLETES who are diagnosed with a concussion MUST have their final clearance note signed by an MD ONLY [even if an NP, PA or DO wrote the original restriction] in order to return to their sport.

All concussion diagnoses, once MD cleared, will have to complete a 5-day RTP [return-to-play] process before full return to PE/sports.

If excused from physical activity, the student is still responsible for earning credit for P.E. class. Please contact the student's P.E. teacher or the athletic department regarding grading and academic concerns.

Procedure:
-Student is injured/ill and receives a note from a medical provider writing them out of PE, or requesting modified PE
-The note can be brought in by student, parent, emailed, or faxed 
- Restriction is noted in student health file, and PE teacher is notified that day
- When student receives an updated PE note, please turn in to the health office.

** We will call for updates monthly, if we have not received any update**

*Please note:  If a medical provider's restriction note states "UFN", a current-dated UPDATE is still required during follow-up appointments [this is required to ensure a doctor is assessing recovery back to PE class/sports]

Clerances to return to PE:
- Non school athletes: may return once health care provider's note is received by health office

- School athletes: once health care provider's note is received, they must then be cleared by the district medical director or athletic trainer, in order to return to gym class AND sports. The health office will coordinate this.

* Concussion clearances require a 5 day Return-to-Play Protocol.

* Any injury/illness restrictions that require academic modifications will be shared with the student's counselor

*ALL PE RESTRICTIONS ARE CLEARED AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. A new health care provider's note is required to continue PE restrictions at the start of the school year in September