I think this policy should also apply to teachers and staff.

FTFA: A policy in place for some classes - it's up to each teacher - limits students to three washroom visits during class per semester without penalty.

Holy crap!

That is insane.

That Principle should be sayof'ed

Weaver95: I think this policy should also apply to teachers and staff.

And what, teach children that mindless, arbitrary, and invasive rules should also apply to our leaders? What silliness.

Your digestive system is not that hard to master, kids. You drink a 44 oz soda on your way to school, it's gonna need to come out at some point. And you can probably pinpoint that moment every day. So if that moment is halfway through 3rd period English, I would suggest hittin' the bathroom between 2nd and 3rd.

jaylectricity: I would suggest hittin' the bathroom between 2nd and 3rd.

Could be pretty damn tough with only 5 minutes in between classes.

smooshie: jaylectricity: I would suggest hittin' the bathroom between 2nd and 3rd.

Could be pretty damn tough with only 5 minutes in between classes.

Then lay off the damn soda!

Then again, seems the students at this school may be a tad troublesome (new window)

jaylectricity: smooshie: jaylectricity: I would suggest hittin' the bathroom between 2nd and 3rd.

Could be pretty damn tough with only 5 minutes in between classes.

Then lay off the damn soda!

And the aforementioned UTI-prone girl? Or various other conditions? Even a week-long bout with diarrhea could put you over the limit

jaylectricity: Your digestive system is not that hard to master, kids. You drink a 44 oz soda on your way to school, it's gonna need to come out at some point. And you can probably pinpoint that moment every day. So if that moment is halfway through 3rd period English, I would suggest hittin' the bathroom between 2nd and 3rd.

Uh, you mean lunch? Cause on a block schedule, that's when 2nd period ends, as a rule.

ArkAngel: And the aforementioned UTI-prone girl?

Doctor's note.

ArkAngel: Even a week-long bout with diarrhea could put you over the limit

You shouldn't be in school with diarrhea.

ThisIsNotSubtle: Uh, you mean lunch? Cause on a block schedule, that's when 2nd period ends, as a rule.

No, I don't mean lunch, I didn't give any kind of specific time frame. We had 6 periods in school, your mileage may vary.

jaylectricity:

ThisIsNotSubtle: Uh, you mean lunch? Cause on a block schedule, that's when 2nd period ends, as a rule.

No, I don't mean lunch, I didn't give any kind of specific time frame. We had 6 periods in school, your mileage may vary.

The article mentions block scheduling, which is why I mentioned it. See, normally I'd agree with your original idea. Kids regularly dick around and use bathroom breaks to get out of class when they should be learning to get a clue. But this case does seem, well, excessive. They've cut the day to four periods, and shut down half the bathrooms available except at lunch ... and now they're penalizing kids who take more than three bathroom breaks a semester. It seems like some sort of cartoonish plot against bladders.

ThisIsNotSubtle: It seems like some sort of cartoonish plot against bladders.

It's actually a plot to delay signals and increase capacity of the bladder. We're gonna need our workers working, not going to the bathroom.

Years ago my mother took a test with her doctor. She didn't eat or drink anything 12 hours before the appointment. When she got there he had her drink a half gallon of water.

Then they waited to see how long it took for her to have the urge. It was quite a while and she was proud of herself. But the doctor said this was a bad thing, that she was over-taxing her bladder. She's a nurse so she often had to go long periods of time without using the restroom because there were too many patients that needed too much care on her floor.

jaylectricity: ThisIsNotSubtle: It seems like some sort of cartoonish plot against bladders.

It's actually a plot to delay signals and increase capacity of the bladder. We're gonna need our workers working, not going to the bathroom.

I miss the eighties. Back then it was lasers on sharks and volcano lairs. Now it's teenagers not peeing. It lacks some of the style, y'know? Clearly, what we need is laser powered sharks not peeing on volcanoes.

The students should organize a mass shiat-in. Just fill their pants at the same time one day.

There's really no good way to handle this issue. As a teacher, I can guarantee you several of my current students will feel a sudden need to urinate within minutes of being given any type of assignment in class that requires work. They'll stay in class until their eyes float if we're doing a lab or some sort of cool demonstration. Ask them to write a few sentences about the lab, and they'll go hide in the bathroom until the bell rings. They could care less about grades, so hammering them on their report card doesn't work.

I did a survey a while back, "If you're watching a 2-hour movie, how many times on average do you leave the theater to go to the restroom?" Out of 150 students, only 3 said they'd likely get up to go pee.

We've tried setting up a system where a kid could only leave class once a week (once each for five classes), but that precipitated calls from angry parents accusing us of trying to give kids all manner of ailments.

So now I pretty much let the kids avoid learning whenever they choose, the ones who want to learn take care of their business during passing periods, and stay in class even during the "boring" times.

Weaver95: I think this policy should also apply to teachers and staff.

I've taught for five years and always managed to go to the restroom before or after school or during my 25-minute lunch period. I'm not allowed to leave kids unsupervised, so going to the crapper involves calling for an administrator to come down and babysit my class.

My mom used to keep a big heavy rock as her hall pass. If you're going to dick around when you're supposed to be in class, you're going to have to lug that rock around. If you genuinely need to pee, you won't mind carrying it.

I had a teacher that wouldn't let me out of class in 1st grade to go to the bathroom. Told her I *really* had to go. She said no again. I was sent to the office a few minutes later for making a yellow puddle in front of her desk.

For that my mom was called to pick me up to take me home. Mom told me to do it again the next time I was told no. Lesson learned: When someone in authority tells you no, pee on *everything*.

larrycot: Weaver95: I think this policy should also apply to teachers and staff.

I've taught for five years and always managed to go to the restroom before or after school or during my 25-minute lunch period. I'm not allowed to leave kids unsupervised, so going to the crapper involves calling for an administrator to come down and babysit my class.

Well, good for you Scott goddamn Hanson.

If you really have to go and the teacher will not excuse you, get up and go to the bathroom.

weasil: Weaver95: I think this policy should also apply to teachers and staff.

De facto, it does. In the last 12 years I have taken not a single during-class-time toilet break, even when I was 9 months pregnant.

Oh, and I stay after school an extra hour past my scheduled end of day on a regular basis (and usually start half an hour early), so take your flippant answers and stick 'em where the moon don't shine, buddy.

Careful, some jackass will call you Scott Hansen.

larrycot: weasil: Weaver95: I think this policy should also apply to teachers and staff.

De facto, it does. In the last 12 years I have taken not a single during-class-time toilet break, even when I was 9 months pregnant.

Oh, and I stay after school an extra hour past my scheduled end of day on a regular basis (and usually start half an hour early), so take your flippant answers and stick 'em where the moon don't shine, buddy.

Careful, some jackass will call you Scott Hansen.

Wow, I didn't know you would take it so personally.

And don't go to detention. Tell them you have other commitments. Thanks anyway.