Sec. 10-221o. Lunch periods. Recess.
Sec. 10-221o. Lunch periods. Recess. Each local and regional board of education
shall require each school under its jurisdiction to (1) offer all full day students a daily
lunch period of not less than twenty minutes, and (2) include in the regular school day
for each student enrolled in grades kindergarten to five, inclusive, a period of physical
exercise, except that a planning and placement team may develop a different schedule
for a child requiring special education and related services in accordance with chapter
164 and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as
amended from time to time. In the event of a conflict with this section and any provision
of chapter 164, such other provision of chapter 164 shall be deemed controlling.
(P.A. 04-224, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 04-224 effective July 1, 2004 (Revisor's note: A reference to "Individual With Disabilities Education
Act" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Individuals With Disabilities Education Act" for accuracy).