Bathroom
I ask that my students go to the bathroom when they arrive at school, on their way to music class, on their way back from music class, on their way to recess, on their way back from recess, on their way to art class, on their way back from art class, on their way to lunch, on their way back from lunch, on their way to P.E., on their way back from P.E., and on their way to and from any other activity that takes them out of the classroom.
If students were to go the bathroom during each of those opportunities, they would go to the bathroom between five and nine times a day depending on the day. Students are in school for six-and-a-half hours each day except for Thursdays when they are in school for four hours and 25 minutes. If students were to go to the bathroom during every opportunity to go to the bathroom, they would be going to the bathroom on average, every 45 to 80 minutes. If students were to go to the bathroom during each of those opportunities, the longest period of time that they would have between opportunities to go to the bathroom would be two hours and 20 minutes.
If a student needs to go to the bathroom during class time they are allowed to go to the bathroom as many times as they wish without asking me for permission if they are maintaining good grades and completing their work. If a student has poor grades and/or not completing their work, they can still go to the bathroom as many times as they want, if needed, if they ask me first. If a student is not getting good grades and/or is not completing their work, I need to monitor their day more closely and provide more support to help them achieve academic success. Part of the monitoring is to determine if they are going to the bathroom because they need to, or are just going to get out of the classroom. If a student asks to go to the bathroom and I am monitoring them, I will ask them if they went to the bathroom during one of the preferred times. If they say they did, then I let them go to the bathroom during class time. If the student said that they did not go to the bathroom during one of the preferred times, I will remind them that they should go to the bathroom during one of the preferred times because their time in the classroom is important to be successful in school. Then I ask them if they really need to go to the bathroom or if they can wait until the next preferred time. Most students say they can wait. If a student says that they can not wait for the next preferred time, I let them go to the bathroom.
It is not my intention to regulate students' bathroom needs. It is my job to educate students and ensure that they are doing their best to learn and get their work done. If a student is doing well in school, I don't need to know, nor do I want to know, anything about their bathroom needs. If a student is not doing well in school it is my obligation to find as many ways to help them as possible. If I were to let a child who is not doing well in school go to the bathroom as much as they wanted to, and that time away from the classroom was contributing to their lack of productivity, I would be held responsible for their failure to complete work and poor grades because I let them go to the bathroom when potentially, they did not need to go to the bathroom, and should have been in the classroom learning.
If students were to go the bathroom during each of those opportunities, they would go to the bathroom between five and nine times a day depending on the day. Students are in school for six-and-a-half hours each day except for Thursdays when they are in school for four hours and 25 minutes. If students were to go to the bathroom during every opportunity to go to the bathroom, they would be going to the bathroom on average, every 45 to 80 minutes. If students were to go to the bathroom during each of those opportunities, the longest period of time that they would have between opportunities to go to the bathroom would be two hours and 20 minutes.
If a student needs to go to the bathroom during class time they are allowed to go to the bathroom as many times as they wish without asking me for permission if they are maintaining good grades and completing their work. If a student has poor grades and/or not completing their work, they can still go to the bathroom as many times as they want, if needed, if they ask me first. If a student is not getting good grades and/or is not completing their work, I need to monitor their day more closely and provide more support to help them achieve academic success. Part of the monitoring is to determine if they are going to the bathroom because they need to, or are just going to get out of the classroom. If a student asks to go to the bathroom and I am monitoring them, I will ask them if they went to the bathroom during one of the preferred times. If they say they did, then I let them go to the bathroom during class time. If the student said that they did not go to the bathroom during one of the preferred times, I will remind them that they should go to the bathroom during one of the preferred times because their time in the classroom is important to be successful in school. Then I ask them if they really need to go to the bathroom or if they can wait until the next preferred time. Most students say they can wait. If a student says that they can not wait for the next preferred time, I let them go to the bathroom.
It is not my intention to regulate students' bathroom needs. It is my job to educate students and ensure that they are doing their best to learn and get their work done. If a student is doing well in school, I don't need to know, nor do I want to know, anything about their bathroom needs. If a student is not doing well in school it is my obligation to find as many ways to help them as possible. If I were to let a child who is not doing well in school go to the bathroom as much as they wanted to, and that time away from the classroom was contributing to their lack of productivity, I would be held responsible for their failure to complete work and poor grades because I let them go to the bathroom when potentially, they did not need to go to the bathroom, and should have been in the classroom learning.
