Pennsylvania HB1669 mandates daily free-play recess for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
HB1669 amends the Public School Code of 1949 to require each school board to include a period of free-play recess outside, weather permitting, for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. This recess must last at least thirty minutes daily and cannot be replaced with additional coursework or instruction unless the student requests it. Recess cannot be withheld for punitive reasons or as a make-up period for missed work, extra credit, or testing.
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