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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Not yet....

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Seriously? You don't think kids can go 30 minutes without using the bathroom when they have the chance to go before or after? After fifteen years of teaching, with no bathroom accidents, and no parent complaints about my bathroom policy, I think it works. The key is flexibility. My students know I will never yell at them, and they feel comfortable telling me if they can't wait a few minutes.[/quote]

I think you've gotten lucky with the kids you've had. My son doesn't usually realize that he has to pee until basically it's an emergency. He rarely even pees at school because he holds it so long. One day in first grade as a math unit started he asked to go to the bathroom. Teacher said wait because she has a similar policy as you. He asked two additional times because he really had to go urgently.  This teacher didn't have a wacky code word or whatever.  You would think asking three times was a clue. Anyway, he peed his pants. She was deeply apologetic later but explained that she had this policy to prevent too many kids collecting in the bathroom. Nevermind that my kid has never abused this and rarely asks. The teacher also said that this policy was encouraged by the principal.

Anyway, you should be lucky that your kids haven't had an accident. [b]If a kid has to go, just fucking let them go. [/b]
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Op here.  :lol: ok I think this poster just summed up the thread. I wish you were my friend pp, the bolded part just made me so happy.   :thumbup: [/quote]

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It's a basic human need.  [/quote]

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