New NJ law requires schools to hold recess for students K-5

Saturday, August 11, 2018
NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- New Jersey passed a new law requiring schools to give students at least 20 minutes of recess a day.

The measure impacts children between kindergarten and fifth grade.
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It also mandates for the break to be held outside if possible.

Lawmakers attempted to pass the bill several years ago, but it was vetoed by Governor Chris Christie in 2016.
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