Table 3.
Inclusion of Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) Recommended Recess Policy Components by State.
| State | Daily | Time | Lunch | Safety | Prof. Dev. | Punish. | PE | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 0 | |||||||
| Arkansas | X | 1 | ||||||
| Arizona | X | 1 | ||||||
| California | Rec | 0 | ||||||
| Connecticut | X | 1 | ||||||
| DC | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||
| Florida | X | X | X | 3 | ||||
| Indiana | 0 | |||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | |||||||
| Missouri | X | X | 2 | |||||
| Mississippi | 0 | |||||||
| New Hampshire | Rec | X | X | 2 | ||||
| New Jersey | X | X | X | 3 | ||||
| Oklahoma | Rec | Rec | X | 1 | ||||
| Rhode Island | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | ||
| South Carolina | 0 | |||||||
| Texas | 0 | |||||||
| Virginia | X | 1 | ||||||
| Vermont | 0 | |||||||
| West Virginia | X | X | 2 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Daily=daily recess required; Time=time requirement specified; Lunch=recess must be before lunch; Safety=requires safety standards be met; Prof. Dev.= requires annual professional development; Punish.=schools may not assign/withhold activity as punishment; PE=recess cannot fulfill physical education requirement; Rec=policy recommends instead of requires daily recess or recess of a certain duration (does not count towards score); Score= total score from 0–7.