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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP.  Thanks for all the replies, though quite frankly, I was appalled by some of them.  To answer some of your questions: 
No, my daughter doesn't frequently ask to use the bathroom in this particular class.  The two times she's needed to have been a week apart and he happened to be there both of those days.

She is a good student and doesn't slack off or talk during class.  There's no reason a teacher shouldn't let her go to the bathroom.

She, along with the other students, puts her phone in the "phone box" on the teacher's desk at the start of class so she's obviously not trying to get out of class to use it.

She, like many middle school aged girls, has her period and is trying to manage it while at school.  She should be allowed to use the restroom whenever she needs to.

Even if she isn't having her period, sometimes you just gotta go!  I think we all know about that.  The kids only have *four* minutes in between classes to go to their lockers, hopefully use the bathroom, and make it to their next class on time.  Often, using the bathroom has to fall by the wayside if they don't want to be tardy and get in trouble.

And finally, the point I was trying to make was that no teacher (or substitute) should EVER ask a student WHY they need to go to the bathroom.  What a stupid, moronic, unnecessary, and unacceptable thing to ask.  I would love to have some of you adults put on the spot like that in your next board meeting - that is, those of you insisting the problem had to be with my daughter and not this creep of a teacher.  Let's hear you explain to your coworkers exactly why *YOU* need to go.

Thank you to the PPs who suggested she describe to him, in specific detail, exactly why she had to go.  That's exactly what I told her she should do, but obviously a 13 yr. old isn't going to say that to a teacher, much less a male teacher.  I would applaud her if she did, though.

I'm going to just let it go - for now.  But if it happens one more time, with this guy or any other teacher, I'll be contacting the principal.  And to the PP who said I'd be "THAT parent" - so be it.  Sounds like you're "THAT teacher."[/quote]

Actually, we are THAT team!  I think it is odd that her period has lasted over 7 days, though.  That might be worthy of a doctor's appointment to get checked out.  But, of course, it isn't your daughter with the problem...it is the sub so maybe you should confer with him about it.[/quote]

Np.  Maybe one time was because of her period and one time was to pee.  Or one time was to pee and one time was to poo.  The point is, the sub should not be asking. By the way, most of my life until, I reached my 40s, my period lasted for about 8 days, some days extremely heavy.  Are you suggesting that during my period if I had to go to the bathroom to take care of person hygiene issues, then for the next week or more I should not be allowed to go to the bathroom to pee.  Be annoyed about frequent bathroom breaks if you want, but to suggest that asking why is ok is beyond ridiculous.  Why would you defend something that is clearly not ok?[/quote]

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