Florida senators ditch proposal to weaken school recess

Florida elementary school students may not lose their daily recess break after all. Sen. Corey Simon removed the idea from his 52-page bill that aimed to delete several regulations that he said make public schools less competitive with private education options. The move was a reaction to strong pushback from parents who fought to get 20 minutes of unstructured play into law six years ago.

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