Post by Logan on Jan 26, 2016 15:58:04 GMT -6
Florida's elementary school kids would get 20 minutes of recess a day -- every day -- under a bill that unanimously passed a Florida House education panel this morning.
More than 30 people, many of them dubbed "recess Moms," spoke in favor of the bill (HB 833) that would mandate recess in Florida's public elementary schools.
The bill would require 20 minutes of daily, uninterrupted recess for all students -- a break that could not be taken away for academic or discipline reasons.
"We’re absolutely thrilled," said Angela Browning, an Orange County mother and a leader in the recess issue, after the House K-12 education subcommittee voted. "We just feel like we've finally been heard."
Read more: www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/school-zone/os-recess-florida-elementary-schools-vote-house-committee126-story.html
More than 30 people, many of them dubbed "recess Moms," spoke in favor of the bill (HB 833) that would mandate recess in Florida's public elementary schools.
The bill would require 20 minutes of daily, uninterrupted recess for all students -- a break that could not be taken away for academic or discipline reasons.
"We’re absolutely thrilled," said Angela Browning, an Orange County mother and a leader in the recess issue, after the House K-12 education subcommittee voted. "We just feel like we've finally been heard."
Read more: www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/school-zone/os-recess-florida-elementary-schools-vote-house-committee126-story.html