Schools should get students moving

Re: Wide disparity of skills in gym class, March 23.

Great article by Wayne Scanlan about the appalling lack of physical education in schools. With the increase in obesity and decline in fitness level among kids, this issue must be addressed.

I was impressed to hear about the Spark program at Nepean High School, where all students in Grades 9 and 10 have gym or fitness classes every day.

I was even more thrilled to read that Manitoba has mandatory gym class from kindergarten to Grade 12.

This kind of program should be implemented in high schools across the country. Shelagh MacDonald, Nepean