Hey people, during my school years, we always had to ask the teacher to go to the bathroom. Like “May I use the bathroom?”, if they said no we were left to our devices which I think is inhumane.( Was a victim myself) What do you guys think especially the teachers about this system considering how difficult it is to manage classroom discipline?
In my school we were treated as adults and were expected to behave accordingly. Bathroom breaks did not require permission.
You could just walk out during lectures , that’s very mature of the faculty. In my school, teachers would think we are insulting them by walking out without their permission.
It’s tough. A lot of kids use it to goof off or vape/do drugs in the bathroom. Even in middle school.
There are definitely kids you can trust, but many at least abuse it to goof off.
Edit: Forgot to state, US.
Hold up? What county is this?
USA. It’s a big issue.
Delay students from using the bathroom until student has answered the question correctly
Deny access to the bathroom anyways
Student Defecates in the classroom
*then blame the student.
If I were to ask to use a toilet in a different country my teacher would probably chuckle and tell me to simply use the one down the hall instead.
My man… Ufffff… Can’t say you are wrong though.
US, similar to others, I had to ask permission and it was always granted.
I can recall once I ran to the bathroom for an emergency without permission. My teacher checked in with me later and discretely to make sure I was ok. Most of my teachers over the years were reasonable people who saw their students as human beings, so I wasn’t worried about getting into trouble.
There was a student in my class one year who had to get an escort if he needed to go anywhere during class because he had a history of doing dangerous things. He tried running away, he wandered into a janitor closet and started randomly mixing chemicals together, he went into the teacher lounge and started eating their lunches, he went into the girls locker room and was found rifling through their gym bags. So yeah, from simple liability and the protection of other students, he wasn’t allowed to leave the classroom whenever he asked.
We were allowed to go whenever we wanted, but I tried to wait until there was a task/break so I wouldn’t miss important info. Kids in Norway are treated like adults, but of course if you’re childish and use bathroom breaks as a means to skip class, then you’ll always hear a “no” from the teacher.
