DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Some DeKalb County parents are voicing their concerns over the school district's decision to cut recess time for elementary students.

The parents attended a DeKalb County Board of Education meeting on Monday night to call for district officials to restore play time to at least 30 minutes.

What we know:

When DeKalb County elementary students returned to class last week, some of the children saw that their recess time had been cut to 15 minutes.

The cuts are part of an effort by the school district to expand literacy instruction to two hours for elementary school students.

While not all schools in the area were affected by the cuts, many were, which has led parents to organize in an effort to give their children more of what the district calls "unstructured break

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