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Parents urge restoration of recess and press board on alleged repeated assaults on a student
Summary
Two parents told the Everett School Board that elementary recess was reduced from 45 to 30 minutes and that a sixth-grade student has experienced repeated incidents despite a 'no-contact' agreement; the board acknowledged the comments and said it would "look into" the matters.
Two parents used the board's public-comment period on Oct. 25 to press the Everett Public Schools Board of Directors on student well-being and school discipline.
Lauren Griffin, a parent joining by Zoom from Tambar Creek Elementary School, said the district cut elementary outdoor recess by 15 minutes per day, reducing total daily outdoor recess to 30 minutes from what she described as a historical 45 minutes. "Given what we know from many national and international studies on the…
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