A new California law, 'The Healthy Homework Act,' seeks to address the growing concern of homework stress among students. While not banning homework entirely, the legislation encourages school boards to consider the impact of homework on students' physical and mental health. It mandates the California Department of Education to establish guidelines for homework and requires school districts to create homework policies by 2027.
as they trudge through an hour-long assignment for each of their 5 classes. Any parent who’s had to explain long division after 8 p.m. can attest to the fact that hours upon hours of homework is no fun. That’s why a new California law is looking to tackle the issue of homework stress for its students.
. “It’s depressing that my whole day from when I wake up to when I go to bed is taken up doing school work.”The new legislation doesn’t ban homework — sorry, California students. But it’s intended to encourage school boards to consider the strain hours of homework place on student’s physical and mental health, by compelling the California Department of Education to establish guidelines for homework, and requiring school districts to create homework policies by 2027.
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