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Girls Wet themselves in School Due to Bathroom Policy or Being Told to Wait
As research indicates that females have a daytime wetting rate almost 3 times that of males and a significantly higher rate of urge incontinence, this poll focuses on the impact of the school's or a teacher's own bathroom policies on female students, the impact of her being refused or told to wait, as well as the teacher's response to a girl wetting herself. This poll also focuses on confirming third-party research that indicates that girls are more likely to wet themselves (pee their pants) at school, as well as trying to determine patterns in their wetting accidents
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Your gender
| Male | 0.0% (0) | |
| Female | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.
What grade level are you either in or commenting on
| Elementary | 0.0% (0) | |
| Middle School/Jr. High | 0.0% (0) | |
| High School | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.
| School | 0.0% (0) | |
| Teacher | 0.0% (0) | |
| Both | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.
| None | 0.0% (0) | |
| Ad Hoc or Arbitrary | 50.0% (1) | |
| No permission granted during the period | 50.0% (1) | |
| Need to use up a bathroom pass | 0.0% (0) | |
| Only one female student at a time allowed to the girls room | 0.0% (0) | |
| No permission granted during exams | 50.0% (1) | |
| No permission granted during cheerleading practice | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait to end of period if she asks in the last 15 minutes of the period | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait to end of period if she asks in the last 30 to 45 minutes of the period | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait to end of period if she asks in the first 15 to 30 minutes of the period as she can't need to go yet | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait to end of period if she asks in the first 15 minutes of the period as she can't need to go yet | 0.0% (0) | |
| No permission granted while teacher is lecturing | 0.0% (0) | |
| No permission granted while another student is presenting to the class | 0.0% (0) | |
| Other | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Does your school have a set bathroom policy or does the teacher set their own
| School | 0.0% (0) | |
| Teacher | 0.0% (0) | |
| Both | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.
What bathroom policy does the teacher enforce (all that apply)
| None | 0.0% (0) | |
| Ad Hoc or Arbitrary | 50.0% (1) | |
| No permission granted during the period | 50.0% (1) | |
| Need to use up a bathroom pass | 0.0% (0) | |
| Only one female student at a time allowed to the girls room | 0.0% (0) | |
| No permission granted during exams | 50.0% (1) | |
| No permission granted during cheerleading practice | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait to end of period if she asks in the last 15 minutes of the period | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait to end of period if she asks in the last 30 to 45 minutes of the period | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait to end of period if she asks in the first 15 to 30 minutes of the period as she can't need to go yet | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait to end of period if she asks in the first 15 minutes of the period as she can't need to go yet | 0.0% (0) | |
| No permission granted while teacher is lecturing | 0.0% (0) | |
| No permission granted while another student is presenting to the class | 0.0% (0) | |
| Other | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Does the teacher enforce the same policies on themselves?
| Yes | 0.0% (0) | |
| No | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.
What is your opinion on bathroom policies (all that apply)
| It is the student's responsibilty to go before the period | 0.0% (0) | |
| All policies are fully justified | 0.0% (0) | |
| No permission during exam is justifiable | 0.0% (0) | |
| One student at a time allowed to the girls room is is justifiable | 50.0% (1) | |
| Exceptions should be made if a student is trembling from her desperation | 100.0% (2) | |
| No exceptions should be made even if a student is trembling from her desperation | 0.0% (0) | |
| All students should be given immediate permission to go when they ask | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
Anything else you want to say about bathroom policy
| No | 100.0% (2) | |
| Yes | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Is the teacher more likely to give permission to a female student, than to a male student
| Yes | 0.0% (0) | |
| Some times | 0.0% (0) | |
| No | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.
Is the teacher more likely to give permission to a 'good' student, than to a 'problem' or poor student
| Yes | 50.0% (1) | |
| Some times | 0.0% (0) | |
| No | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
Is the teacher more likely to give permission to a more feminine girl, than to a more butch girl
| No | 100.0% (2) | |
| Yes | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Since 9/11, is a girl of Middle Eastern ethnicity more likely to be refused permission or told to wait than any other ethnic group
| No | 100.0% (2) | |
| Yes | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Is a girl more likely to be refused or told to wait by a male teacher than a female teacher
| Less likely | 0.0% (0) | |
| About the same | 0.0% (0) | |
| More Likely | 0.0% (0) | |
| Far more likely | 0.0% (0) |
Is a girl more likely to have a wetting accident in a class run by a male teacher than a female teacher
| Less Likely | 0.0% (0) | |
| About the same | 0.0% (0) | |
| More likely | 0.0% (0) | |
| Far more likely | 0.0% (0) |
Has the teacher treated different girls differently in the same situation (class, exam, etc.)
| No | 50.0% (1) | |
| Yes | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
If yes, why do you think she was treated differently
| Told to wait until after the exam | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until end of period – as it was late in the period | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until after cheerleading practice finished | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until after other activity finished | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until end of the period – as teacher believed she did not really need to go | 0.0% (0) | |
| Refused as it was too early in the period and if she didn't go before the period, well that's her problem | 50.0% (1) | |
| Refused as she is obviously just wanting to skip out of the lesson and meet her friends | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until another student returned | 0.0% (0) | |
| Refused due to school bathroom policy | 50.0% (1) | |
| Refused as the teacher didn't like her | 0.0% (0) | |
| Don't know | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Should a student known to abuse bathroom privileges be always refused
| Yes, there has to be consequences | 50.0% (1) | |
| No, give them the benefit of the doubt | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
Is the teacher more likely to give permission to a girl who has wet herself in their class before
| No | 100.0% (2) | |
| Yes | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Have any female student in your class wet herself after being refused permission to go (all that apply)
| One | 100.0% (2) | |
| Several | 0.0% (0) | |
| Myself once | 0.0% (0) | |
| Myself several times | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
| No | 0.0% (0) | |
| Some looked like they immediately became more desperate | 50.0% (1) | |
| Most looked like they immediately became more desperate | 0.0% (0) | |
| All looked like they immediately became more desperate | 0.0% (0) | |
| All looked like they immediately became more desperate | 50.0% (1) | |
| Some immediately started trembling | 0.0% (0) | |
| Most immediately started trembling | 0.0% (0) | |
| All immediately started trembling | 0.0% (0) | |
| Some who were already trembling immediately started trembling significantly more violently | 0.0% (0) | |
| Most who were already trembling immediately started trembling significantly more violently | 0.0% (0) | |
| All who were already trembling immediately started trembling significantly more violently | 0.0% (0) | |
| Some wet themselves immediately | 0.0% (0) | |
| Most wet themselves immediately | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Why were the girls refused (All that apply)
| Told to wait until after the exam | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until end of period – as it was late in the period | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until after cheerleading practice finished | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until after other activity finished | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until end of the period – as teacher believed she did not really need to go | 0.0% (0) | |
| Refused as it was too early in the period and if she didn't go before the period, well that's her problem | 50.0% (1) | |
| Refused as she is obviously just wanting to skip out of the lesson and meet her friends | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until another student returned | 0.0% (0) | |
| Refused due to school bathroom policy | 50.0% (1) | |
| Refused as the teacher didn't like her | 0.0% (0) | |
| Don't know | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Several polls indicate that 80% of girls who wet themselve in class did so due to being refused permission or told to wait. In your experience, do agree with the percentage.
| Sounds about right | 100.0% (2) | |
| Too Low | 0.0% (0) | |
| Too High | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
| Indifferent | 0.0% (0) | |
| Supported the teacher's decision | 0.0% (0) | |
| Angry at teacher | 100.0% (2) | |
| Amused | 0.0% (0) | |
| Wanted her to wet herself | 0.0% (0) | |
| Thought it was very cruel | 100.0% (2) | |
| As far as I am concerned there no possible excuse or rationalization for refusing someone that desperate | 100.0% (2) | |
| Really felt for her | 50.0% (1) | |
| Tried to encourage her to hold on | 50.0% (1) | |
| Knew she wouldn't make it now | 0.0% (0) | |
| Made me feel desperate myself | 0.0% (0) | |
| Voiced to the teacher my disagreement with the refusal | 50.0% (1) | |
| Hoped I would never find myself in that situation | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
During normal class activities, if a girl is refused permission or told to wait, what is the likelihood she will wet herself
| Unlikely | 50.0% (1) | |
| 50-50 | 0.0% (0) | |
| Likely | 0.0% (0) | |
| Very likely | 50.0% (1) | |
| Always | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
How long on average doe it take, from the time she is refused, before a girl wets herself
| 1-5 minutes | 0.0% (0) | |
| 6-10 minutes | 0.0% (0) | |
| 11-15 minutes | 50.0% (1) | |
| 16-20 minutes | 0.0% (0) | |
| 21-30 minutes | 50.0% (1) | |
| More than 30 minutes | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Did any of the girls look like they immediately became more desperate when refused (all that apply)
| No | 0.0% (0) | |
| Some looked like they immediately became more desperate | 50.0% (1) | |
| Most looked like they immediately became more desperate | 0.0% (0) | |
| All looked like they immediately became more desperate | 0.0% (0) | |
| All looked like they immediately became more desperate | 50.0% (1) | |
| Some immediately started trembling | 0.0% (0) | |
| Most immediately started trembling | 0.0% (0) | |
| All immediately started trembling | 0.0% (0) | |
| Some who were already trembling immediately started trembling significantly more violently | 0.0% (0) | |
| Most who were already trembling immediately started trembling significantly more violently | 0.0% (0) | |
| All who were already trembling immediately started trembling significantly more violently | 0.0% (0) | |
| Some wet themselves immediately | 0.0% (0) | |
| Most wet themselves immediately | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Where any girls so desperate that they were trembling when refused
| One that I know of | 50.0% (1) | |
| Several that I know of | 0.0% (0) | |
| None that I know of | 50.0% (1) | |
| I was | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
If she was trembling when she asked, why was she refused or what do you think the teacher was thinking
| Teacher didn't notice her desperation | 0.0% (0) | |
| Teacher's hands tied by school bathroom policy | 50.0% (1) | |
| The rules are the rules -even the teachers own | 0.0% (0) | |
| Teacher can't have the students see that they can be made to change my mind otherwise their authority will be eroded | 0.0% (0) | |
| Teacher thought she is somehow faking it | 0.0% (0) | |
| Teacher thought If she wasn't smart enough to go before the period, then its her problem | 0.0% (0) | |
| Can't risk her cheating on the exam by looking up answers once she is outside the classroom | 0.0% (0) | |
| She needs to sit though the lecture so she doesn't miss out | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told her to wait for another student to return from the rest room | 0.0% (0) | |
| Teacher wanted the student to wet themselves | 0.0% (0) | |
| Don't know | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
What did you think or do when you saw some poor trembling girl refused permission to go to the girls room (all that apply)
| Indifferent | 0.0% (0) | |
| Supported the teacher's decision | 0.0% (0) | |
| Angry at teacher | 100.0% (2) | |
| Amused | 0.0% (0) | |
| Wanted her to wet herself | 0.0% (0) | |
| Thought it was very cruel | 100.0% (2) | |
| As far as I am concerned there no possible excuse or rationalization for refusing someone that desperate | 100.0% (2) | |
| Really felt for her | 50.0% (1) | |
| Tried to encourage her to hold on | 50.0% (1) | |
| Knew she wouldn't make it now | 0.0% (0) | |
| Made me feel desperate myself | 0.0% (0) | |
| Voiced to the teacher my disagreement with the refusal | 50.0% (1) | |
| Hoped I would never find myself in that situation | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
A previous poll placed the odds of a girl making it to the girls room in time if she starts trembling in class or other activity is only 8%. In your experience do you think its about that or different
| About right | 50.0% (1) | |
| Lower | 0.0% (0) | |
| Higher | 0.0% (0) | |
| Doomed to pee her pants | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
| Immediately send her to the girls room, | 0.0% (0) | |
| Immediately send her to the nurse's office | 50.0% (1) | |
| Have her wait until the activity or exam is over | 0.0% (0) | |
| Have her wait until the period is over | 50.0% (1) | |
| Send another girl to accompany her to the girls room, | 0.0% (0) | |
| Have her clean up her own mess | 0.0% (0) | |
| Send her home | 50.0% (1) | |
| Tell other sttudents not to laugh | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
In your experience, what is the most common refusal
| Told to wait until after the exam | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until end of period | 50.0% (1) | |
| Told to wait until end of another activity | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until another student returned | 0.0% (0) | |
| Refused due to other bathroom policy | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
| None | 0.0% (0) | |
| A little | 100.0% (2) | |
| A fair bit | 0.0% (0) | |
| A lot | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
In your experience, which of the refusals result in the highest probability that the girl in question will wet herself
| Told to wait until after the exam | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until end of period | 50.0% (1) | |
| Told to wait until end of another activity | 0.0% (0) | |
| Told to wait until another student returned | 0.0% (0) | |
| Refused due to other bathroom policy | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
Has any female student wet herself after she has been given permission to go
| No | 50.0% (1) | |
| One | 50.0% (1) | |
| Several | 0.0% (0) | |
| Me | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Why do you think she couldn't make it?
| Waited too long to ask | 50.0% (1) | |
| Attack of Urge Incontinence | 0.0% (0) | |
| Initially refused then fianally given permission too late, | 0.0% (0) | |
| Don't know | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
Do you believe any of the female students who have wet themselves have done so on purpose?
| No | 100.0% (2) | |
| Yes | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
How has the teacher reacted to a female student wetting herself (all that apply)
| Indifferent | 100.0% (2) | |
| Minimized and/or made light of her plight | 0.0% (0) | |
| Angry and/or blaming | 50.0% (1) | |
| Mocking | 0.0% (0) | |
| Sympathetic and compassionate | 0.0% (0) | |
| Apologetic | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
What does the teacher do with the student in question after she wets herself? (all that apply)
| Immediately send her to the girls room, | 0.0% (0) | |
| Immediately send her to the nurse's office | 50.0% (1) | |
| Have her wait until the activity or exam is over | 0.0% (0) | |
| Have her wait until the period is over | 50.0% (1) | |
| Send another girl to accompany her to the girls room, | 0.0% (0) | |
| Have her clean up her own mess | 0.0% (0) | |
| Send her home | 50.0% (1) | |
| Tell other sttudents not to laugh | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Why do you think a teacher would be angry and blaming towards the poor girl
| No | 50.0% (1) | |
| Somewhat | 50.0% (1) | |
| Yes | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
On average how badly is the poor girl teased by the other students when she wets herself
| Not at all | 0.0% (0) | |
| A little | 0.0% (0) | |
| A fair bit | 100.0% (2) | |
| Mercilessly | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
On average how much sympathy and compassion is the poor girl shown by the other students when she wets herself
| None | 0.0% (0) | |
| A little | 100.0% (2) | |
| A fair bit | 0.0% (0) | |
| A lot | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Do the other girls comfort and help her
| None | 0.0% (0) | |
| A few | 100.0% (2) | |
| Most | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
How do you respond to a female classmate wetting herself (all that apply)
| Indifferent | 0.0% (0) | |
| Tease her | 0.0% (0) | |
| Quietly amused | 0.0% (0) | |
| Feel for her | 100.0% (2) | |
| Show sympathy and compassion | 100.0% (2) | |
| Reassure her | 50.0% (1) | |
| Comfort and help her | 50.0% (1) | |
| Worry that it could happen to you | 0.0% (0) | |
| Angry at the teacher | 100.0% (2) | |
| Tell the other students not to laugh and stand up for her | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
Do you think the teachers response affects your or your classmates responses to a girl who wets herself
| No | 50.0% (1) | |
| Somewhat | 0.0% (0) | |
| A lot | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
Do you think the teacher has the responsibility to make sure she isn't teased, she is immediately allowed to go to the girls room with another girl to calm and help her, to treat her with compassion, apologize if her wetting accident was due to the teacher refusing her permission or telling her to wait, and arrange for her to get a change of clothes or go home asap
| Strongly Disagree | 0.0% (0) | |
| Disagree | 0.0% (0) | |
| Agree | 0.0% (0) | |
| Strongly Agree | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.
Does the teacher treat a boy who wets himself differently (assume sending to boys room, sending a boy with him as the same)
| No | 50.0% (1) | |
| Yes better than the girl | 0.0% (0) | |
| Yes worse than the girl | 0.0% (0) | |
| Never seen a boy wets himself | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
Are girls who wet themselves treated by their classmates with more sympathy and compassion than boys
| No | 50.0% (1) | |
| About the same | 0.0% (0) | |
| Girls treated better | 0.0% (0) | |
| Girls treated a lot better | 50.0% (1) | |
| Never seen a boy wet himself | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Why do you think girls wet themselves far more often in school than boys do
If a girl waited too long to ask or didn't ask at all and wet herself. Why do you think she waited too long or didn't ask at all
Are you aware of urge incontinence and urinary anxiety syndrome
| No | 50.0% (1) | |
| Somewhat | 50.0% (1) | |
| Yes | 0.0% (0) |
2 voters answered this question.
Are you aware that issues at home can manifest themselves as stress-induced daytime wetting accidents
| No | 50.0% (1) | |
| Somewhat | 0.0% (0) | |
| Yes | 50.0% (1) |
2 voters answered this question.
Have you wet yourself at school
| No | 0.0% (0) | |
| Yes | 0.0% (0) |
If you are female would you be willing to fill out a poll about your own wetting accident(s). If so, watch the message section for when the most comprehensive poll for girls who wet themselves in school will be launched
| no | 0.0% (0) | |
| Yes I'd love to take it | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.
Are you interested in reading my blog. It is a compassionate exploration of the physiological, sociological, and psychological factors in play when a girl wets herself in school. With a focus on the role of school bathroom policy, medical issues, avoiding disaster, coping, as well as parental, teacher and peer response to the girl's accident.
| No | 0.0% (0) | |
| Yes, the url is http://desperate-in-class.blogspot.com | 100.0% (2) |
2 voters answered this question.