Some people do not agree that the benefits of recess outweigh the positive effects. Gross-Loh stated these claims: “In addition to the emphasis on testing, other problems--harried teachers, limited budgets for safe playground equipment, worries about lawsuits from playground injuries” (par. 8). These negative repercussions may be the reason some schools are cutting back on recess. Although Gross-Loh does not say so directly, she apparently assumes that the problems associated with only the teachers or school faculty, By focusing on the few negative effects of recess, parents may be overlooking the positives or ranking the negative effects over the positive ones. Research showing this is stated by Jones: “A May 2000 article in U.S. News & World Report estimated more than 40 percent of school districts across the country have done away with recess or are considering it” (par. 8). Nearly half of schools are getting rid of recess that has many positive effects on students for various reasons. In the article “At Elementaries, All Work, No Play; Parents Urging More Time for Recess“ by author Tara Bahrampour, the author said, “The most obvious solution to the recess quandary would be to lengthen the school day. But adding just 30 minutes to each day would cost the school district $3.5 million a year in additional teachers' salaries” (par. 12). The costs of more recess is very expensive for school districts. According to teachers, with the amount of information they are required to teach, there is not enough time scheduled to give the children recess. In the article "Mandating Recess Isn’t The Right Play,” the author has stated that for students to benefit greatly in a way other than more recess time, there must be other changes made that are fundamental to their school day and their learning schedule. Some parents are okay with a decrease in recess because they know their children get a proper amount of physical exercise at home, while many others are not okay with that shift (Jones par. 6, 19). To summarize, many parents and school faculty members do not believe that recess is more beneficial compared to the negative effects that recess proposes.