Pennsylvania Public Schools Are Now Required to Have 30 Minutes of Recess for Children in K-5

Pennsylvania public schools are now required to have 30 minutes of recess for children in K-5

NORTH WALES, Pa. (WPHL) — Governor Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis will now require Pennsylvania public schools to have 30 minutes of recess for children in kindergarten through fifth grade for the 2027-28 school year. Shapiro signed House Bill 1505 on Wednesday while visiting North Wales Elementary School in Montgomery County with Davis [...]

Governor Josh Shapiro signs bill guaranteeing recess for public school students in Pennsylvania

The policy was part of his budget plan, requiring that public school students in kindergarten through 5th grade are guaranteed 30 minutes of recess each day.

New Pa. bill orders all young students to take recess every day

Students in Kindergarten through fifth grade will be mandated to take recess every school day after Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed it into law.

Pennsylvania Locks In Daily Recess for Elementary Students Starting Next School Year

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed HB 1505 Wednesday, requiring all Pennsylvania public school students in grades K-5 to receive 30 minutes of daily recess.