The Kentucky Department of Education’s Coordinated School Health team had a very busy summer conducting four school-level wellness trainings and eight district wellness policy trainings across the state.
The teachers at Lemons Mill Elementary (Scott County) have seen a big change in their students since they added an extra recess for the 2016-17 school year.
An indoor recess activity has been teaching students at an Ashland Independent school about inclusiveness for more than 20 years.
With emphasis being placed on test scores, schools have struggled to justify time spent on physical activity and recess.