In Our View - Playtime Is Safe; Few Schools Have Sacrificed Recess; Local Elementaries Value the Kids' Break
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With childhood obesity on the rise, the war on junk food raging and a good number of parents allowing kids to be couch potatoes, it's unthinkable to many people that recess or physical education would be one of the daily rituals cut out of an elementary school's schedule. The thought makes some people want to throw one of those red rubber playground balls at someone. Ouch!
Before launching, however, people should know that recess and PE are not as threatened as some might think. And locally, there is nothing to worry about. According to several school districts in Clark County, including Vancouver, Evergreen and Camas, three of the area's largest, the amount of time set aside for recess and physical education has not declined here.See the full content of this document
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In Our View - Playtime Is Safe; Few Schools Have Sacrificed Recess; Local Elementaries Value the Kids' Break
Still, the U.S. Department of Education reports that 7 percent of first- and second-graders don't have r...
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