Mullaney: recess

thanking the School Committee for holding the item for a week
on the committee since 1994, "site based management"
"principals, in cooperation with their faculties, site councils"
proposal aired..."without one iota of input of those most impacted by the policy, namely teachers and principals"
(not kids, represented by parents?)
"principals who are stunned by what is proposed"
"not asking for input from principals"
"I do not oppose recess...oppose this policy"
oppose the notion that the denial of recess cannot be used
recess before or after lunch "which frankly is not a hill I want to die on"
"why hasn't it been universally adopted?"
"you should have been at the subcommittee meeting, but it wasn't handled in a democratic way"
"this should be a very commonsense issue"
"we all believe in the value of recess..it should happen daily and outside if at all possible"
"I think it is either necessary to pass a different policy tonight or recommit it to subcommittee"