States that require recess, states that require general and physical activity

Here are lists of states that require recess in elementary schools and that require general and physical activity.

States that require recess in elementary school

Connecticut: 20 minutes of supervised recess daily, preferably outdoors

Indiana: Daily physical activity that may include the use of recess

Missouri: Minimum of one 20-minute recess period

Rhode Island: Minimum of 20 consecutive minutes of free play

Virginia: Daily recess during the regular school year

Florida: 20 minutes of daily recess

States that require general and physical activity

Arkansas: 90 minutes weekly in K6

Colorado: 600 minutes monthly for full-time elementary students (exercise programs, fitness breaks, recess, field trips and classroom activities with physical activity and PE)

Iowa: 30 minutes daily in K5

Louisiana: 30 minutes in K8

North Carolina: 30 minutes daily in K8 on days without PE

South Carolina: Minimum of 150 minutes weekly (60 of which come from PE) in K5

Tennessee: 90 minutes weekly in K8 Texas: Minimum of 30 minutes daily in K5