Mandated Recess

The Parents' Coalition received a disturbing anonymous comment. You can read the comment here.  Is this true? Is recess taken away as punishment for not completing homework and classwork in Montgomery County Public Schools? Did a MCPS administrator really send out this note?

The November 5, 2009, Atlanta Journal Constitution article below tells what one group of parents in Georgia did to combat the use of recess as punishment. 

Play ball! Recess mandated now at DeKalb County schools

...DeKalb County officially welcomed the return of recess to its schools this week.
Recess is now formally required by the DeKalb County Board of Education

While most schools held recess, it was not mandated and could be denied to a child as a punishment or canceled for the entire class due to a conflict.
Now, recess is no longer an option but a requirement and cannot be withheld from a student.

A core group of dedicated DeKalb parents had been pushing for a concrete policy. (See the petition for mandatory recess.)...

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