Trump restores Presidential Fitness Test in US schools
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum restoring the Presidential Fitness Test Award, reviving a competitive school-based program that rewards students for meeting performance-based athletic benchmarks.
- Originally launched in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the performance-based test was phased out in 2012 when former President Barack Obama replaced it with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, which prioritized health over competition.
- Citing national security concerns, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that 77% of U.S. youth cannot qualify for military service, arguing performance-based standards are essential to address rising childhood obesity.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced mandatory testing will pilot at 161 Department of Defense schools, calling competition 'critical to who we are and ensuring America stays on top.'
- The initiative aligns with the administration's 'Make America Healthy Again' agenda, though critics argue performance-focused assessments may discourage less athletic students and reignite equity debates in physical education.
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Trump signed an executive order to revive the Presidential Fitness Test in schools nationwide, declaring that the ‘next few years will be a golden age of athletics’
In schools on military bases, the test is mandatory. It is part of Trump's "Make America Healthy Again" plan.
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