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Board asks whether elementary recess policy should be extended to sixth graders; staff cites state scheduling rules
Summary
A board member asked at the Sept. 23 work session whether a policy granting an additional unstructured recess to elementary students could be extended to sixth graders housed in elementary schools; district staff said state scheduling rules and PE requirements make that difficult.
A board member asked at the Sept. 23 Brevard County School Board work session whether an existing policy that grants an additional unstructured recess — described in the agenda materials as "100 minutes" of unstructured free‑play — could be extended to sixth graders who are housed in elementary schools in the county.
A district staff member explained that state rules create scheduling…
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