Former Representative Lindsley Smith of Fayetteville has introduced and passed House Resolution HR1023, urging school district administrators to provide 2 recesses per day to students grades K-6.
Current Arkansas State law requires 6 hours of instructional time daily for all students, regardless of age, making it challenging for local educators to schedule two recess periods per day.
Until recently, the law mandated only 5.5 hours of instructional time, and we feel strongly that this requirement should be re-established at the elementary level.