New Georgia law requires recess, but has several exceptions

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law requiring daily recess, which covers students through fifth grade, on Monday, news outlets reported. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)

A new Georgia law requires daily recess for most elementary students, but doesn’t say how long recess should last and includes some exceptions.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed the law, which covers students through fifth grade, on Monday, news outlets reported.

“It is time for our students to get moving and learn how to play with each other again,” state Rep. Demetrius Douglas, the Stockbridge Democrat and former Georgia football player who sponsored the bill, told WSB-TV.