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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65552</law_id><section_number>22.1-200</section_number><catch_line>Subjects taught in elementary grades</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="13">Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In the <span class="dictionary">elementary</span> grades of every public school the following subjects shall be taught: Spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, grammar, geography, health and physical education, drawing, civil government, history of the United States and history of Virginia. <a id="paragraph-238305" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-200/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Physical education shall include activities such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular, muscle building, or stretching exercises, as appropriate. <a id="paragraph-238306" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-200/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 22-233; 1980, c. 559; 2005, c. 350.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
