http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/19/10190991-teacher-limits-kids-bathroom-trips-3-per-weekThere was a 5th grade teacher that gave each of her students 3 bathroom passes per week to get out of class to use the restroom. There were some parents that got really upset about it and now it will be ending. The teacher argued that it minimizes class disruptions.
I don't see the big deal. Assuming the kids get recess at least once a day plus lunch, they have plenty of other opportunities to use the restroom. My kindergarteners don't even use the bathroom that much. I had one student that always asked to go within an hour of lunch being done (always during rest time). I finally made the rule that you must get a drink/go to the bathroom BEFORE rest time starts. It has never been a problem since.
Not to mention, if it was truly an emergency, I'm sure she'd let them go. I feel like each student getting up more than 3 times per week during class would be a massive disruption. Most classes are at least 20 kids apiece, so this means 12 kids a day on average would be getting up. That's a lot.
WDYT? Are teachers right when they limit bathroom breaks? Or is that out of line for them to do so?