Withholding of recess time as punishment is specifically forbidden in our
school district but I have heard of some teachers doing it. It seems like
kids who act up need *more* running around time, not less, so that they are
better able to focus when they are in class (or are at least too tired to be
distracting to other children).

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"Donna Metler" wrote in message
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There was someone here who was saying that their child was being kept in
from recess to finish work.

In TN, 30 minutes of PE a day is mandated in elementary school. If the
school doesn't have a PE class for 30 minutes a day, the days they don't
have PE, the students are supposed to have "structured or unstructured
physical activities"-ie, recess. So you might want to check the PE
requirements, because recess may be mandated via those.

Just thought this might be helpful.