ATLANTA - Starting this fall, Georgia elementary schools will be required to have recess for kindergarten through fifth-grade students every day. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill into law Monday ...

In Florida, kids in a second grade class were told to walk laps during recess after no one confessed to taking money from a classmate. In Kentucky, a first grader who hadn’t been paying attention in ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Simon Hofer is a fourth grader now, but he recalls the times back in his younger days when teachers would take recess away from him as a form of classroom discipline. He didn't like ...

Recess is probably one of the most exciting parts of being in elementary school. It's usually a time for kids to let loose a little bit and play. But taking away recess time is often used as ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The DeKalb County School Board voted to approve a standard 30-minute recess for elementary school students. Parents have been advocating for the change following their public ...

Surveys of educators have found up to 86 percent have decreased or taken away students’ recess as a punishment for bad behavior or for academic reasons. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...

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