Healthful Living Education Board Policy 5120.2 states each elementary student shall participate in daily physical activity (classroom physical education, Physical Education Pupil Instructor class, and/or recess) for a minimum of 150 minutes per week. Physical Education will not be withheld as a form of punishment for misbehavior or used as work make-up time.
Nutrition Guidelines Board Policy 5125.3 Nutrition Guidelines for all foods and beverages available on school campuses during the school day.
Fundraising activities: Schools will comply with the existing WCPSS Board Policy 6830. Schools will not operate fundraisers that involve food and/or beverage items during the school day. Snacks during school and after school programs including school based care contracted with outside agencies: All provided foods and beverages will be in compliance with the nutrition standards set by the NC State Board of Education per NC General Statue 115C-264.3.
Rewards: School will not use food or beverages of minimal nutritional value, per US Code of Federal Regulation Sec. 210.11, as rewards for academic performance or good behavior. Categories of Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value are: soda water, water ices, chewing gum, certain candies, hard candy, jelly/gums, marshmallows candies, fondant, licorice, spun candy, and candy coated popcorn.
Food of minimal nutritional value means: "(i) In the case of artificially sweetened foods, a food which provides less than five percent of the Reference Daily Intakes (RDI) for each of eight specified nutrients per serving; and (ii) in the case of all other foods, a food which provides less than five percent of the RDI for each of eight specified nutrients per 100 calories and less than five percent of the RDI for each of eight specified nutrients per serving. The eight nutrients to be assessed for this purpose are - protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine, calcium, and iron.
All provided foods and beverages will be in compliance with the nutrition standards set the by this North Carolina State Board of Education per North Carolina NC general Statute 115C-264.3.