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2024 Law in Washington State Requires Daily Recess for Children in Public Schools  


Rain or shine, “well behaved or not”, daily recess is a very important part of education for every child going to school. And now it is required by the new Washington State Daily Recess Law, RCWA 28A 230.295. When school days are 5 hours or longer, schools are now required to give a minimum of 30 minutes of recess for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade and for sixth graders that go to elementary school. There are more requirements for schools about recess, listed later in this article. 

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