Tennessee’s expanded recess requirement could face tweaks thanks to new bill

A newly-filed bill could make some tweaks to a recently-passed law that expanded required recess time for elementary students ...
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Georgia bill would require recess through 5th grade

ATLANTA -- A bill in the legislature would bring back recess to elementary schools in Georgia. Recess still exists but only sporadically. As schools have become more rigorous and more test score and ...
Greenwich Time

Greenwich fifth graders build their own society at recess featuring huts, grocery store, courthouse

GREENWICH — In the back of North Street School's field, a new civilization created and operated by fifth graders has been born: Happy People. Happy People is a society full of "happy huts" that the ...
The News-Times

Brookfield's Candlewood Lake Elementary splits recess into two, 10-minute blocks for some kids

BROOKFIELD — When students at Candlewood Lake Elementary School began their new school year Tuesday, some may have noticed a change in their recess period. Some students now have two, 10-minute recess ...
AOL

Inside the Alleged Recess Plot by 5th Graders to Kill Classmate, Then Stage It as a Suicide: 'Just End Him'

Four girls, ages 10 and 11, plotted to kill their classmate in October for allegedly cheating in a relationship, according to a Surprise Police Department report The elaborate plot included assigned ...
Yahoo

Should Middle School Have Recess: Both Sides of the Debate

Middle schoolers fall into a liminal space where they aren't little kids anymore but also aren't rapidly approaching adulthood as older teens are. They have different needs, energy, and attention ...