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participation in 
interscholastic 
student activities. 
State Board 
of Education 
Administrative 
Code 6.13.4.8 
(2000) requires 
local school 
boards to provide 
comparable 
athletic 
opportunities for 
both sexes.
66-7-501 New 
Mexico Statute 
Annotated 
(2003) creates 
the Safe Routes 
to School 
program to 
increase and 
make safer a 
student’s ability 
to walk or ride 
a bicycle to 
school. 
Rule 6.12.6 New Mexico 
Administrative Code requires 
each school district and 
charter school to develop 
and implement a policy that 
addresses student and school 
employee wellness through 
a coordinated school health 
approach. 
The law goes beyond federal 
minimum requirements 
to specifically include 
nutritional requirements 
for a la carte items and 
school-sponsored fundraisers 
before, during, and after 
school hours and requires 
that a planned, sequential 
K-12 health and physical 
education curriculum aligned 
with state benchmarks be 
included in the wellness 
policy.

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State
State Statute
and/or Policy
Waivers
Curriculum
Assessment
Certification
Graduation 
Requirement
Recess
Athletics
Walk/Bike
Wellness Policy