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🌱 Patch AM: Will Oak Park’s District 97 give students their full recess back?

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Good day Oak Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Oak Park's District 97 give students their full recess back?

Also on today's calendar: Democracy Doesn't Defend Itself and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with high clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 51.
  • Friday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• District 97 students petition School Board: Bring back recess (chicagotribune.com) — District 97 students in Oak Park are pressing the School Board to restore a 15‑minute daily recess period that some schools cut to make room for new English and math programs. Kids from Whittier and Lincoln elementary schools gathered hundreds of signatures, while district leaders say they're reviewing how instructional and recess minutes vary across schools and grades.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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