Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp vetoes a bill that would have required recess in elementary schools across the state.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has vetoed a bill that would have required recess in elementary schools across the state.
Governor Kemp, in explaining the veto, said that local school boards of education currently set recess policies for students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Georgia “based on a thorough understanding of day-to-day educational operations as well as regular interaction with administrators, educators, families, and students.”“While I support expanded recess opportunities for Georgia’s students, I am a firm believer in local control, especially in education,” Kemp said in his explanation.
A 2007 study by the Center on Education Policy pointed to the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act in the 2001-2002 school year as a point when school districts began to cut time for recess.
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