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Recess Policy In Chicago Public Schools: 1855-2006, Laura Ann Wurzburger
Recess Policy In Chicago Public Schools: 1855-2006, Laura Ann Wurzburger
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The history of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) recess policy has been marked by long periods of consistency. However, in the last two decades the history of recess policy has changed significantly. Beginning in the mid-19th century, the Board of Education required one to two recess sessions per day in primary or elementary schools. This is in stark contrast to the 1991 policy which eliminated recess entirely for seven years. In 1998 there was another policy shift which is still in effect today. This policy allows individual principals and their local school councils to determine how to allocate their daily schedule. …