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Educating the Student Body
individual characteristics. However, a number of studies have documented 
social disparities in access to physical education and other opportunities 
for physical activity by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and 
immigrant generation. Moreover, because not every child has the means 
or opportunity to participate in before- and after-school activities and 
intramural/extramural sports, curriculum-based physical education pro-
grams often provide the only opportunity for all school-aged children to 
access health-enhancing physical activity.