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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You’re never going to have a district policy for this when students in high FARMS schools struggle with warm clothing shortages.  [/quote]

+1. If you want to address this in your particular school you need to understand why the school is keeping the kids in (and trust me it’s not because the admin prefers to keep them indoors.). Some PTAs organize coat drives or have closets where kids can borrow items if they don’t have them.[/quote]

This is, respectfully, BS.  FARMs kids have coats and warm clothing.  High FARMs schools are connected with resources that make sure all children have adequate winter gear.  It may not be new or fancy, but it is adequate for outdoor recess.  Blaming FARMs kids for indoor recess is allowing them to be the scapegoats, much like folks like to blame kids who don't celebrate Halloween for school-wide policies banning Halloween parties.  Whether or not to have indoor recess is 100% a principal decision, based on common sense and what other schools do.  If you feel like your school's principal is too conservative with indoor/outdoor recess, SPEAK UP at a PTA meeting and/or contact the principal directly make your voice heard.

-teacher at a Title I school that sends kids out outside in light rain, snow, and any cold weather when the temp/wind chill is 32 and above.[/quote]

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