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Methuen committee revises wellness policy language to protect recess and limit in‑school food events

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Summary

A revised wellness policy presented Sept. 16 would add explicit protections against automatic loss of recess and direct that in‑school food events during school hours follow developed guidelines; the committee pulled the wellness policy for further drafting of program‑level details.

The Methuen School Committee on Sept. 16 reviewed an updated wellness policy that the policy subcommittee and MASC had drafted, and members asked for clearer programmatic guidelines to accompany the policy.

The subcommittee added two district‑specific bullets: (1) guidance aimed at ensuring recess is not routinely withheld without administrative approval and (2) a…

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