HAS YOUR
CHILD BEEN RECESS-PUNISHED?
I'm
preparing an independent public report on New York public school children who
have had recess taken away for academic or behavior reasons, and an appeal that
it be stopped. The practice is prohibited "for any reason" by written
NYC DOE policy, and condemned by the American Academy of Pediatrics, but it
appears to be widespread in our schools. CEC 1 just passed a resolution against
recess-punishment.
If this has
happened to your child, please email me at william.doyle@fulbrightmail.org
No names
necessary, just basic details, like where the school is, what grades, your
opinion, what actions you took, etc. Thanks!
Who I am: a
NYC public school dad whose child has experienced recess-punishment, and
co-author of a pro-play book coming out soon from Oxford University Press, LET
THE CHILDREN PLAY.
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