Bathroom usage: Would you contact the school?

[Anonymous]

I'd be raising hell about that.

[Anonymous]

Since bathroom vandalism shuts down bathrooms completely and since there are probably not extra staff to act as bathroom monitors, I’d be glad that the school is trying to solve that problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since bathroom vandalism shuts down bathrooms completely and since there are probably not extra staff to act as bathroom monitors, I’d be glad that the school is trying to solve that problem.

They are not trying to solve the problem. If they were, they'd be punishing the few kids that vandalize the bathrooms in order to allow everyone else to use the bathrooms when they actually need to.

[Anonymous]

Access to bathrooms in school is a privilege; not a right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does "tardy" even mean though, when it comes to punishments?
Does she have to serve afterschool detentions for it? If not, who cares.

She is missing instructional time because she is still in the bathroom when the teachers starts a lesson. That's the real punishment.

No big loss in public schools.

[Anonymous]

The WaPo has covered this extensively;

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1186432.page

Bathrooms have to be locked so that vandalism doesn’t occur.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Access to bathrooms in school is a privilege; not a right.

Access to relieve yourself is a privilege and not a right? Stop and listen to yourself.

Children are actual human beings. You’re disgusting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Access to bathrooms in school is a privilege; not a right.

This is a joke, right?

[Anonymous]

Yes I would contact the school, but I would do so first to clarify what the policy is. I would not immediately assume that the rumor mill is correct that only one student can go at a time between classes and no students are allowed to go during class time. If in fact this policy is real, then I would complain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The WaPo has covered this extensively;

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1186432.page

Bathrooms have to be locked so that vandalism doesn’t occur.

No, they do not have to be locked. it's a horrible way that the schools choose to deal with vandalism. You know how I know? Because when I was growing up they weren't locked, nor are they locked anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does "tardy" even mean though, when it comes to punishments?
Does she have to serve afterschool detentions for it? If not, who cares.

She is missing instructional time because she is still in the bathroom when the teachers starts a lesson. That's the real punishment.

No big loss in public schools.

Clearly your public school failed you if that's all you have to contribute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Access to bathrooms in school is a privilege; not a right.

Replace "school" with "work" and read that back to me. Even prisoners get access to a bathroom in their cells.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get reach for the principal to not care. So before this isuse makes youeven more frustrated, think about it....

Is your DD bathroom issue only because of "feminine hygiene". If so, it should not happen more than 5 time a month. Also, aren't the tardies counted per class? Is her bathroom visit at the same time each day? If so, a reasonable teacher should excuse at least one or two, especially if it's not being abused and the kid is otherwise a good and on-time student. This is a good learning opportunity for your kid. She doesn't need to thell the teacher WHY, just that she was waiting to use the bathroom.

I would tell my daughter to try and visit the bathroom earlier. But I am less concerned with a few tardies or unexcused absences. 5 minutes is not going to affect her learning that much - the average teacher does not start teaching critical material for a 9am class at 9am on the dot.

Also the administration probably knows the issue, because they can see the kids walking in the hall after class starts or waiting to use the bathroom. I'd save my "Mom handling my kids problem" email for a bigger hill.

No doubt in my mind that you're a man. As a woman and a mom, this is absolutely something i would bother the administration with. It's a great learning opportunity for the school to figure out how to manage the children's physical needs without punishing them. Enough is enough. Adults can do better than simply locking up bathrooms.

Yes, definitely has to be a man. 5 times a month, lol. How sciency. Obviously never had an unexpected leak crisis.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Access to bathrooms in school is a privilege; not a right.

So you’d be fine if your employer decided that bathroom access was a privilege, not a right, and you peed your pants in the workplace because the bathroom door was locked?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Access to bathrooms in school is a privilege; not a right.

So you’d be fine if your employer decided that bathroom access was a privilege, not a right, and you peed your pants in the workplace because the bathroom door was locked?

We are talking about PUBLIC SCHOOL BATHROOMS.

Try to keep up.