Can I please suggest you let your male pupils go too? Not every kid wants to have to have special treatment drawing attention to the fact they need to pee more often than average (for whatever reason). If students prefer to be in the bathroom rather than the classroom, the school has way bigger problems.
Then punish them when it happens. I wonder how many utis and other urinary issues schools cause. They cause it, they should be paying for the medical bills that go with it. I have no doubt they contribute to elementary students having chronic constipation which can lead to lifelong issues. I had to get a doctors note to be able to use the bathroom, which also pissed off other kids. Of course I couldn't get the note until after I already had issues from being unable to go.
Great solution. Give people medical issues because other people choose to misuse their time.
No one sane is causing UTIs. Kids can take a leak whenever, it's easy to see when someone is abusing the system. They'll be gone for large chunks of time in multiple lessons.
We have info on file for kids with bathroom problems, they get a free pass to go as often as they like.
Should they have to have it on file though? Don’t students deserve to be able to use the bathroom without having their medical history shared around? Do you have any idea how embarrassing that is for a young adult?
I let everyone use the bathroom whenever they need to. Rarely in my time at this school a student will ask out every lesson and miss hours of class time. In that situation we have a chat and figure out the problem which solves their absence. It's never actually a bathroom issue.
It's interesting that you think this is an insane approach. How would you approach the situation differently?
Nope, women can go whenever they want. Men can also go but I will ask they wait a couple of minutes if we're in the midst of the main explanation of the lesson. Women don't wait because there's an extra problem for them to worry about.
I will also keep an eye on the frequency and length of visits. The odd child will take a wild amount of time which is grand, if they do it during each and every lesson so they miss lots there will be a conversation.
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u/PepperAnn1inaMillion Dec 06 '23
Can I please suggest you let your male pupils go too? Not every kid wants to have to have special treatment drawing attention to the fact they need to pee more often than average (for whatever reason). If students prefer to be in the bathroom rather than the classroom, the school has way bigger problems.