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Visitor urges Board to adopt formal outdoor-recess policy to support student health
Summary
Visitor Montse Chang urged the Board to adopt a formal policy supporting regular outdoor recess when conditions are safe, citing research that outdoor play reduces stress and benefits students' physical health and providing a Chicago school policy example for review.
During public comment, visitor Montse Chang asked the Board to consider adopting a formal policy to support regular outdoor recess when weather conditions are safe. She said research shows outdoor play promotes students' physical health and reduces stress, and she provided an example policy from a Chicago school for the Board to review.
Board member Rowdy LaFevers later echoed interest in more outdoor recess time during Board comments and also asked for a discussion about hats and hoods in classrooms. The Board did not take action on a formal outdoor-recess policy at the meeting; staff will include the request in future policy-review work if the Board directs.
