- MEDIA ALERT: Illinois Landmark Recess Bill Signed into Law
Illinois students in grades K-5 will have 30 protected minutes of recess this school year thanks to the hard work of Sen Robert J Peters, Rep Aarón Ortíz and parent group, Illinois Families for Public Schools (IL-FPS) Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill into law on August 13th, effective immediately
- Illinois school recess mandate requires 30 minutes of play time — every . . .
Gov J B Pritzker signed a bill into law last month that requires all public schools in the state to provide 30 minutes of daily unstructured free time to K-5 students starting this school year Advocates said the law, called “Right to Play,” is one of the strongest recess laws in the country
- House passes bill requiring 30 minutes of recess for K-5 students
Under the amended bill, all children from kindergarten through fifth grade would be entitled to at least 30 minutes of “supervised, unstructured, child-directed play” during any school day lasting five clock hours or longer That time could be divided into two recess periods of 15 minutes each
- At least 30 minutes of recess is now required at Illinois elementary . . .
If you’re worried that 5th graders spend their recess on TikTok, the 2021 recess law forbids students from using devices like cell phones and tablets It also prohibits schools from taking away recess as a punishment, which was pretty common before
- At least 30 minutes of recess is required at Illinois elementary . . .
The Illinois 30-minute recess law passed in 2021 Surprisingly, the recess requirement was somewhat divisive, as it only passed 60-52 in the Illinois House
- Illinois law mandates recess for K-5 students | Voxitatis Blog
Senate Bill 654 in Illinois, known as the “Right to Play Every Day” bill, became law when Gov JB Pritzker signed it in August, and it took effect this school year in the state, requiring that all students in kindergarten through fifth grade be given 30 minutes of recess or unstructured play each and every day
- Mandatory Recess and Letting the Kids Burn Energy
Despite the organizational issues, students in kindergarten through fifth grade must receive supervised, unstructured, child-directed play – also known as recess Effective August 13, 2021, the School Code was amended to include the mandatory recess provision See 105 ILCS 5 27-6 3
- Great News from Illinois – Recess Bill Passed – IPA USA
After a tough battle in the IL General Assembly, the “Right to Play” bill, SB 654, sponsored by Peters and Ortiz, passed on June 1 and will now go to Governor Pritzker’s desk This bill is one of the strongest and longest recess play bills passed in the country
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