TRENTON — A New Jersey legislative committee has pushed forward a bill that would require all New Jersey students in kindergarten through fifth grade to get at least 20 minutes of recess each day.
Under the bill, recess could not be denied as punishment. Children play on a jungle gym during recess in this file photo. A bill passed through a Senate committee today that would require kids in grades K-5 to have 20 minutes of recess a day. (Photo by AP file)
The measure was supported unanimously by the state Senate’s Education Committee today.
