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The cuts do not mean that PE and art won’t be taught in district schools. The subjects are already taught in the classroom. The cuts mean that they won’t be taught by specialized teachers in the ESC program, who bring “depth and complexity” to these subjects.
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Just a note here… San Diego unified cut PE and Art a while back. I suspect Carmel Valley schools have well funded/active PTA’s the way the University City schools do… So the PTA picks up the slack. My sons get Art and PE from specialized teachers – and the salaries of these teachers are paid by the PTA. That alone is why I give a lot more to the PTA than the minimum suggested.

I would worry more about schools where the socio-economics are such that the PTA isn’t well funded and can’t pick up the slack.