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Dear Ted and Amy,
I have a daughter in high school and suddenly, this school year, there seems to be an issue with teachers allowing students to use the bathroom when needed. I am a teacher as well, and I understand that there are always kids who tend to abuse bathroom privileges. However we all need to be able to use the restroom when we need to. Females, specifically, (especially high school aged females), need to use the restroom for personal reasons. In addition, many of these kids are on medications for acne, etc. requiring them to drink more water. Many of them play sports or are just active all day, again requiring them to drink more water, and therefore need to use the restroom more frequently.With that being said, why are teachers telling these kids, “no using the bathrooms today…” and not allowing them to go? I would agree that restrictions should be placed on a specific student who “misuses” the restroom, but to generalize all of them and not allow them to use the bathrooms when needed is just plain inhumane.I am a teacher in the district where my daughter attends school, and I am trying to decide whether or not to reach out to someone and address this issue, and also WHO to reach out to. I have been very upset these last few weeks of school when I hear my child come home and tell me that she asked a teacher several times to use the bathroom and was told, “no.” She then decided to flat out say, “I can’t wait that long and I am going,” only to have that teacher act with hostility toward her the next class.I think this is ridiculous and I am not sure what or if I can do anything about it. What should I do?
Signed,
Gotta Go in Geddes