NY Educ L § 803 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 17 - Instruction in Certain Subjects 803 - Instruction in Physical Education and Kindred Subjects.

§ 803. Instruction in physical education and kindred subjects.  1. All   pupils  above  the  age  of  eight years in all elementary and secondary   schools, shall receive as part of the prescribed courses of  instruction   therein  such physical education under the direction of the commissioner   of education as  the  regents  may  determine.  Such  courses  shall  be   designed  to  aid  in  the  well-rounded  education of pupils and in the   development of character, citizenship, physical fitness, health and  the   worthy  use  of  leisure.  Pupils  above  such  age attending the public   schools shall be required to attend  upon  such  prescribed  courses  of   instruction.2.  The  board  of  education  or  trustees  of  every school district   regularly employing twenty or more teachers shall employ  a  teacher  or   teachers  qualified  and  duly  licensed  under  the  regulations of the   regents to give such instruction; in every other district of the  state,   they  shall  require  such  instruction  to  be  given by the teacher or   teachers regularly employed to give instruction in other subjects or  by   a  teacher or teachers qualified and duly licensed under the regulations   of the regents.3. The boards of education or  trustees  of  two  or  more  contiguous   districts  in  the  same  supervisory district, however, may join in the   employment  of  a  teacher  qualified  and  duly  licensed   under   the   regulations  of  the regents to give such instruction; and the salary of   such teacher and the expenses incurred on account  of  such  instruction   shall be apportioned by the district superintendent among such districts   according to the assessed valuation thereof, and as so apportioned shall   be a charge upon each of such districts.4.  Similar  courses of instruction shall be prescribed and maintained   in private schools in the state and all  pupils  in  such  schools  over   eight  years  of age shall attend upon such courses; and if such courses   are not so established and maintained in any private school,  attendance   upon  instruction  in  such  school  shall  not  be deemed substantially   equivalent to instruction given to children of like ages in  the  public   school or schools of the city or district in which the child resides.5.  It shall be the duty of the regents to adopt rules determining the   subjects to be included in courses of physical education provided for in   this section, the period of instruction in each  of  such  courses,  the   qualifications  of  teachers,  and  the  attendance upon such courses of   instruction.6. The physical education hereinbefore provided  for,  may  be  given,   when practicable, in any armory of the state where such armory is within   convenient  distance  from  the  school,  and  at such times and in such   manner as not to interfere  with  the  regular  military  uses  of  such   armory.  The commanding officer in charge of any such armory shall, upon   application made by any board of education or trustees  of  the  several   cities  and school districts within the state, permit access to any such   armory, for the purposes herein mentioned.