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Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t... by DaiPlusPlus on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @01:28AM (#24563306)
> Most African American and Hispanic children don't know how to swim.

Out of curiosity, how common is it for public elementary, middle and high-schools to include swimming lessons in (mandatory) PE class in general? How often do schools without their own swimming pools take their PE class at a nearby public pool?

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Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t... by unishark on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @02:18AM (#24563588)
A club might go elsewhere for a pool or track, but I don't think it's at all common for a plain old PE class to go off campus except perhaps to use a gym if the school lacks one. And I don't think having your own pool is very common for a high school or below.
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Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t... by garmaine on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @01:36AM (#24563345)
Fwiw, I have never heard of this. Swimming wasn’t a part of PE where I grew up.
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