When I was in elementary school, the teacher stood there with a whistle and watched us kids do three laps around the schoolyard. The boys got an extra lap. She never had a problem with hyperactivity in her class.
Nowadays, hyperactive boys don't even get recess! They have to run that energy off.
I am so glad to see you express the opinion about running off the excess energy.
I taught elementary physical education and was always available for a little extra activity between classes. Sometimes the kids were lined up at the door as a class left.
Then in came the UNIONS and I was not allowed to offer extra help since there had been no provision for extra compensation!!
I went home and had my own babies and stayed there for 22 years!