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Teachers, parents and health experts urge Legislature to require 30 minutes of daily recess for K‑8
Summary
Advocates including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, pediatricians and parent groups testified in favor of bills (H.543/S.417) that would require at least 30 minutes of daily unstructured recess for K‑8 students, citing social, emotional and physical benefits and pointing to studies and other states' policies.
Teachers, parents and health experts urged the Joint Committee on Education to require at least 30 minutes of unstructured daily recess for kindergarten through eighth grade in testimony on H.543 and S.417.
Speaking on behalf of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, MTA President Max Page told the committee that recess is "essential to a successful public education" and cited guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics on the benefits of daily outdoor play. "Students…
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