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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You may want to to offer the teacher some suggestions. We have a restroom signal that students use during independent work times (they signal, I nod, and they pick a partner and go). I have two half hour periods during the day when I don't let my students use the bathroom--whole group reading and math lessons. There are also two 15-20 minute whole group mini-lesson/direction-giving periods for science and social studies. Students are allowed to go during the morning and afternoon warm-ups, independent work times/literacy and math stations, and before lunch and recess. I've never had a student have an accident with this restroom policy. [/quote]

I think this sounds reasonable as long as you also do what PP mentioned and let them just go for a true emergency (vomiting, etc.)[/quote]

PP here-of course I do! I've told my students (third graders) that if they have a vomiting emergency, they should grab a garbage can and head out the door. If it's a restroom emergency, they should let me know. Of course, like others have mentioned, once you let one go, everyone suddenly has to go. The same thing happens with the clinic. After one or two "emergencies", I have to put my foot down with the many opportunities my students have for using the restroom. If not, there's no point in even having a bathroom policy. [/quote]

Don't be surprised if you get a call from Child Protective Services.  It was opined upthread that CPS should be called on teachers like you who have decided to draw the line "somewhere." And I suppose after all your years of teaching you are going to somehow claim to know the real requests from the frivolous me too requests.  [/quote]

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