It is taken away when kids speak out of turn or are too loud at lunch. To me personally, that shouldn’t warrant them taking away their only chance to get fresh air and sometimes exercise that day. Also - it doesn’t work. Every single day at least one child (sometimes the whole class) gets recess taken away. If it was an effective form of punishment, it would work - but it doesn’t. It keeps happening…because kids need to jump around, play, talk and be loud! They need time to be KIDS.