Outdoor Recess Guidelines

For the safety of our students in ISD 199, elementary school principals have set the following guidelines to determine students will be allowed to go outside for recess:

Outside Temperature/Wind Chill

If the outside air temperature is less than 0 degrees Fahrenheit or the wind chill is -10 degrees or below, students will have recess indoors. Please be sure children are dressed to be outside in the winter weather.

Outside Air Quality

When the air quality index is above 151, all elementary students will be kept inside for recess (151-200 is unhealthy for all groups and 201-300 is very unhealthy for all groups).

When the air quality index is 130-150, elementary students with respiratory problems will be kept inside for recess; other students will go out for a short time (101-150 is unhealthy for sensitive groups).

The district works with the Minnesota State High School League regarding after-school activities and sports.