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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there a minimum adult to child ratio that MCPS schools must maintain during recess periods? I’ve begun volunteering at my child’s school at recess because I keep hearing from the kids about problems at recess. I am shocked at how few staff there are supervising and how many kids are fighting with each other. Is there some minimum threshold they have to have to maintain a safe environment? [/quote]

Bullying happens frequently during recess. I used to volunteer often and I had to raise it time to time. Too many kids and if you have special need kids then it's almost guaranteed that they will face some problem due to lack of supervision. [/quote]

OP here. I’m seeing this and physical fighting a lot. There’s just not enough staff keeping an eye on the kids and yes, a child could easily walk away or go home without anyone noticing. Or be abducted, frankly. I wear my volunteer sticker for identification but no one outside even checks I’m a legitimate volunteer. I just find the whole Lord of the Flies approach to supervision really appalling. [/quote]

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