Pediatrics Group Issues New Guidance on Recess for the First Time in 13 Years

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Original Load Date May 11, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Last Updated May 11, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/11/pediatrics-group-issues-new-guidance-recess-first-time-13-years

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Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That’s the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected....