Students and teachers are raising concerns over Kennedy’s new rule eliminating breaks and time outside. Students at Kennedy High School are frustrated after learning outdoor breaks will be removed from the daily schedule.
This rule developed from teachers expressing that students from other classes were disrupting classes on their way outside. Making this change creates a need to increase instructional time and improve classroom focus.
“This really came from teachers who are frustrated that their hallways were so loud with all these classes going outside, as the kids are walking by, they’re making all sorts of noise and disrupting their own classes,” Kennedy High School Principal Jason Kline said. “So that’s where, like that’s where this really all started.”…