TAKE ACTION IN TENNESSEE

In 2025, Tennessee House and Senate passed landmark legislation expanding daily recess in elementary schools from just 15 minutes to 40 minutes. The bill received overwhelming bipartisan support — nearly unanimous in the Senate and unanimous in the House — and was propelled in large part by the grassroots advocacy group Say YES to RECESS, founded here in Tennessee.

2025

Say YES to RECESS continues to advocate for recess by opposing HB 2027, that is attempting to undue what was accomplished in 2025.

2026

How you can help in tennessee

  • EMAIL HOUSE TO VOTE NO

    Click below to email members of the House Education Administration Commitee and urge them to vote NO on HB 2027 / SB 2189.

    EMAIL THE COMMITTEE
  • EMAIL DOE

    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    Email the Department of Education— your message will go directly to the staff responsible for handling the standards.

    EMAIL DOE
  • Tennessee state flag waving in the sky with clouds.

    FIND YOUR LEGISLATORS

    Email YOUR representatives and ask for their support for more recess!

    FIND MY legislators
  • A young blonde child wearing a white shirt sitting on a swing in a park with trees and greenery in the background.

    SIGN PETITION

    Help support more recess in TN by signing this petition! Your signature can make a difference.

    SIGN PETITION
  • Download flyer

    Flyer

    Download our flyer and share it with others to help spread the word.

    Download flyer
  • Seal of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture featuring symbols of farming, a boat, a tree, and a plow, with the words 'The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey 1796' and 'Commerce' around it.

    SAY THANK YOU

    Say THANK YOU to all the Senators & Representatives who have said YES to RECESS!!

    EMAIL THANK YOU NOTE
  • A large, historic government building with a statue of a man on a horse in front of stairs leading up to it. The building has a tower at the top and is partially obscured by green trees. The sky is bright blue with some clouds.

    FOLLOW BILL

    HOUSE BILL (HB 0085) and SENATE BILL (SB 0158)

    Follow BILL
  • Colorful children's playground structure with slides, tunnels, and climbing areas under clear blue sky.

    Current PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LAW

    See current physical activity law…

    physical activity LAW
  • The founders, Rachel Bush, Kathryn Truman and Morgan Garner, of Say YES to RECESS standing on steps in front of the Tennessee State Capitol building, all wearing SAY YES TO RECESS tshirts.

    MEET THE FOUNDERS

    Get to know Rachel Bush, Morgan Garner and Kathryn Truman, founders of Say YES to RECESS.

    LEARN MORE

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