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Bathroom Policies in Public Schools
What bathroom policies/experiences have you encountered in public schools?
I am...
| Male | 70.0% (7) | |
| Female | 30.0% (3) |
10 voters answered this question.
| Preschool | 0.0% (0) | |
| Elementary School | 10.0% (1) | |
| Junior High School | 40.0% (4) | |
| High School | 50.0% (5) |
10 voters answered this question.
What school age will you be commenting on?
| Preschool | 0.0% (0) | |
| Elementary School | 10.0% (1) | |
| Junior High School | 40.0% (4) | |
| High School | 50.0% (5) |
10 voters answered this question.
What were the typical restroom policies of your teacher(s)?
| No bathroom during time in class. | 55.0% (5) | |
| No bathroom during quizzes, exams, or tests. | 100.0% (9) | |
| No bathroom at lunch. | 11.0% (1) | |
| No bathroom at recess. | 11.0% (1) | |
| No bathroom during gym class. | 77.0% (7) | |
| No bathroom during specials. (like art or music class) | 44.0% (4) | |
| Other | 11.0% (1) |
9 voters answered this question.
For any of these restrictions, would they be ignored if a student had to go desperately?
| Yes | 30.0% (3) | |
| No | 70.0% (7) |
10 voters answered this question.
Did your teacher deny students that had an urgent need to use the bathroom?
| Yes | 77.0% (7) | |
| No | 22.0% (2) |
9 voters answered this question.
Did the teacher(s) ever deny students that were fidgeting/dancing due to their urgent need to go?
| Yes | 70.0% (7) | |
| No | 30.0% (3) |
10 voters answered this question.
Did any students have accidents as a result of being denied when they really had to go?
| Yes | 60.0% (6) | |
| No | 40.0% (4) |
10 voters answered this question.
Do you agree with the above rules your teacher(s) had in place?
| Yes | 70.0% (7) | |
| No | 30.0% (3) |
10 voters answered this question.
Did the teacher ever deny/allow anyone based on gender?
| Yes | 30.0% (3) | |
| No | 70.0% (7) |
10 voters answered this question.
Do you think that gender should affect allowed bathroom visits?
| Yes, boys have more trouble holding it in than girls, and girls should be able to wait. | 0.0% (0) | |
| Yes, girls have more trouble holding it than boys, and boys should be able to wait. | 22.0% (2) | |
| No, it is equal. | 77.0% (7) |
9 voters answered this question.
Say you are a teacher. A girl in your class asks to go to the bathroom. She only comes back after 25 minutes, and you know it should not take her that long to go. However, 45 minutes later she is squirming in her seat, obviously needing to go. She tries to wait for a while, crossing her legs and fidgeting, but soon she asks you if she can go. What do you tell her?
Do you have any additional comments/experiences you'd like to share?
Do you have any additional comments/experiences you'd like to share?
Where did accidents occur as a result of not being allowed to go to the restroom?
| During Class | 66.0% (4) | |
| During a quiz or test | 33.0% (2) | |
| During lunch | 0.0% (0) | |
| During Recess | 16.0% (1) | |
| During gym class | 16.0% (1) | |
| During specials (art, music, etc) | 0.0% (0) | |
| Other | 16.0% (1) |
6 voters answered this question.