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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At our MS, kids get 3 bathroom passes per class period each quarter. It's up to the student to manage it. And teachers can give an emergency pass if needed.

Otherwise, kids are expected to go between classes or during lunch.

Security does go into bathrooms - sometimes.[/quote]
When I started my period, I had bad cramps and diarrhea.  I could not control when I needed to go to the bathroom.  I remember one time I couldn't go, and I was taking a math test. I broke out in a cold sweat during the test. Luckily, I was really good at math, so I got an A on that test, but I remember rushing out to use the bathroom at the end of class, and the result was quite.. disturbing.[/quote]

I just stayed home a day or two with my period as it was so bad.  If I had girls I’d let them stay home.  [/quote]

So your solution is for female students just to miss a couple days of school each month rather than address the issue? Families can choose to do so but let’s make sure it’s actually a choice.[/quote]

What issue? Sure, you may see a kid vaping once in a while but that's hardly anything to get worked up over.[/quote]

Exactly.  Kids smoking in the school bathrooms is hardly some new development.  Kids did that in the 90s when I was in HS.  And I’m sure they did it well before that too.  It’s not great, but people need to get some perspective.[/quote]

It was not prevalent in good schools. Depends where you attended school. [/quote]

Yes it was.   [/quote]

Prevalent? Not at all. Didn't say it didn't happen in good schools, but it wasn't common. Our administrators had tough consequences for smoking. [/quote]

It was very common but kids weren't as obvious about it.  Nothing happened when you smoked or even skipped class.  [/quote]

PP here. I've worked in public schools at all levels for a long time. I can promise you that in our district smoking in bathrooms was not common at all. Teachers stand outside the bathrooms at breaks. The smell of smoke would result in an immediate response from one of our administrators, coaches, male custodians (if in the boys' bathroom), or campus polic officer. [/quote]

Ok, but we are talking about mcps so your comment is not relevant.   [/quote]

Yeah, MCPS ignores smoking/vaping/drug use.  The kids know they can smoke/vape/deal pills at school without any consequence.  THAT is the difference.  No immediate response.  There is no enforcement of any rules so the kids do what they want.[/quote]

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