Oxford Area High School in Chester County, Pennsylvania, closed on October 9 after a confirmed measles case in the school community. Unvaccinated students and staff must stay away for 21 days after a possible exposure, as Pennsylvania's outbreak tops 1,000 cases.
Mary Johnson
Fewer than half the states have a recess law, and not all of those require recess every day. Arkansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma now set the highest bar at 40 minutes. Here is each state's daily minimum and the rules on taking recess away as punishment.
Kate Carter
The US has recorded more than 2,700 measles cases in 2026, the most in decades, and kindergarten vaccination has slipped below the level that protects a community. Here is how schools respond to a case, what the 21-day exclusion rule means, and what to check now.
Mary Johnson
