Homework amounts now being limited for El Paso elementary school students

EL PASO, Texas -- The El Paso Independent School District is adopting a new homework outline for elementary students, a school board trustee announced Tuesday evening.

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The new outline is based on a total amount of time students are mandated to spend on homework per day.

"I'm pleased to announce that effective immediately homework will be reduced for elementary age EPISD students to a maximum of 10 minutes starting in 2nd grade and capping out at a maximum of 30 minutes in 5th grade," said school board trustee Daniel Call in a social media post. "Any additional homework will be reading only."

In a memo prepared outlining the change, the district stated: "Homework for an elementary child should reinforce learning and be differentiated based on what students have shown they can do independently. "

EPISD's memo further says, "We believe that children should have time in the evenings to play, spend time with family and engage in other activities that will help them to grow into well rounded individuals."