Florida lawmaker calls for mandatory middle school recess

Proposed bill would require daily recess for Florida middle-school students

Legislation filed at the state capitol would require Florida middle-school students to receive at least 20 minutes of "free-play recess" per day.

Mandatory recess for Florida's middle school students? It's possible

Could recess be mandatory for Florida's middle schoolers? It will be if this bill passes. Here's what it means for students.

Florida lawmakers to consider mandatory recess for middle schoolers

A new proposal filed in Tallahassee aims to give older kids a break during the school day.

New Florida bill would expand mandatory recess time through the end of middle school

Is a kid ever too old for recess? A new Florida bill inspired by a group of middle school students in Central Florida is at least looking to extend mandatory recess through a few more grade levels.

Florida bill would extend recess requirement to middle schools

A bill filed in the Florida House would require recess for middle school students, expanding a mandate that currently applies only to elementary schools.

Florida lawmaker calls for mandatory middle school recess

A bill filed in the Florida House calls for mandatory middle school recess.HB 1149, "Recess Requirements for Middle School Students,“ was filed on Wednesday by Rep. Paula Stark, R-St. Cloud.Stark seeks to amend a provision of HB 7069, a multifaceted education bill signed in 2017 by then-Gov. Rick Scott which in small part mandated 100 minutes of free-play recess each week for public-school students in kindergarten through grade 5. Stark’s one-pa…