Green Options » Recess Cut http://greenoptions.com/tag/recess-cut Posts tagged 'Recess Cut' Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:44:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Stuck in School: McMonagle Elementary Cuts Recess http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/11/stuck-in-school-mcmonagle-elementary-cuts-recess/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/11/stuck-in-school-mcmonagle-elementary-cuts-recess/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:44:26 +0000 Wenona Napolitano http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/09/11/stuck-in-school-mcmonagle-elementary-cuts-recess/ McMonagle ElementaryI’m glad someone is trying to do something about children not getting enough fresh air and outdoor time. I just read  mcmilker’s post about the No Child Left Inside campaign. I wish I had known about it sooner. I would have been promoting it, and sending information about it to my daughter’s elementary school.

McMonagle Elementary, part of the Westwood Heights School district in Michigan has cut daily recess from their curriculum. This is a school that houses K-5th grades. Those poor kids are going to be stuck inside all day unless their teachers take pity on them and take them outside for some fresh air.

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