Child being denied the right to use restroom during class time?

Question

I live in Fl.I believe there was a lawsuit years ago pertaining to this.My daughter is in the 10th grade.Everybody knows you cannot get into using the restrooms at limited time when changing classes,due to social time,make-up etc.I daughter will not as much as drink water in the morning with fear of having to use the restroom and being denied.How can a child learn with having to relieve thenselves,legs tightly crossed and bouncing their legs up and down to hold it in.The kicker to all of this is the teacher stated that she may go but she will have 2 points deducted from her grade.Can somebody tell me if a law was passed in Fl where a child cannot be denied the use of the restroom when needed?

Answer 1

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It all depends. I know some kids abuse going to the restroom, so it depends if it's not being allowed to go the first time, or the fiftieth. In most schools I've gone to, if it's an emergency, the teacher allows the student to go (one at a time), and only stops them if it's too many times.

Answer 2

should go before class starts, so this stops the class from being interupted

Answer 3

they should go before the lesson start, or during break time or lunch

Answer 4

I don't know about any law.
That is child abuse when a child is not allowed to relieve themselves.

Answer 5

Hey you can't just control when you WANT to go. And holding it in is also very distracting and you can't learn.

Answer 6

Tell your daughter that if she wants to go to the bathroom, to stop socializing and go pee. If she's too busy talking to make the time, then it's her own damn fault.

Answer 7

What????? That is insane!!! Ridiculous!!!!! only dont use it in the middle of the statewide test or something. I need to go to the bathroom during class and my teacher doesnt care. Well, at least that is how it works in Austin,Texas

Answer 8

i dont know how these ppl can say at break or at lunch they have never had a condition where you had to use the rest room at once tell that school she needs to use the facilities when she needs to what if she was diabetic
check with the cas in your area they have a law its called abuse and thats what they are doing

Answer 9

I often deny my students the right to go to the washroom for many reasons. In this case, I would say your daughter would be better off limiting her socializing and make-up time and going to the restroom, which is a physical natural need, while she can socialize etc at other times. If socializing is more important for her then going to the washroom, I believe she makes a choice and must live with the consequences (having to hold it in).

How could we teach students that can go to the restroom as they please? They must learn to go at appropriate times.

Answer 10

I'm not sure if there was a law passed about it. But as a parent I would definately do something about it. My mom had to do the same thing whenever I was younger and a teacher refused me to go to the bathroom. They are not allowed to take away points from a grade for your child going to the bathroom because it has nothing to do with your child's class work.

Answer 11

Are you kidding?!?!?!?!? She's not allowed to go to the bathroom during the precious time she's supposed to be learning bc she spent her time in the hallways doing her make-up?!?! Talking to her friends?!?! You shouldn't take that. I say sue the school for trying to give her an education. Geez.

Answer 12

Ok, I was reading the answers, people didn't read it all the way through. You said your daughter has limited time between classes. In highschool, I had 3 minutes in between classes and I hardly made it to class on time. Everyone should be allowed to go the bathroom whenever they need to. When you gotta go you gotta go. If they get up quietly and walk out, it's not going to disrupt anything. And I would put up a big fuss at the school if my child's be punished because she had to go to the bathroom. I'd have it out with the prinicpal. That is the most ridiculous I've ever heard, deducting 2 points. If a teacher told me I couldn't go to the bathroom, I'd go anyway. Screw them. Children have rights and you don't have the right to deny them use of a bathroom. It's not something you can control. And all this bullshit about her socializing and putting makeup on, get over yourselves people! Not every girl is that vain. Anyway, she would have to go to the bathroom to do her makeup.

Answer 13

I haven't heard of a law pertaining to this either but I would tell your child to TRY to go to the bathroom before class and if she happens to have to go during class, to politely ask the teacher to let her go to the bathroom. If the teacher says no, I'd tell her to hold it until she can't anymore and then just get up and go use the bathroom. School is not a prison and going to the bathroom during class is not a crime. If the teacher suspends her or gives her detention, then I would take it to the principal. Honestly, I was never too intimidated of my teachers to not go when I had to go. Your child shouldn't be either.

Answer 14

I dont know about a law. A child being denied to go to the bathroom is very bad. IF the teacher doesnt let the child go to the bathroom then the child will go on themselves. Then thats when the teacher gets upset because the child used the bathroom on the flooor. But its the teachers fault for not letting the child go to the bathroom.

Answer 15

As a teacher in FL I've seen my share of students standing in the hallways for 5 minutes making absolutely NO attempt to use the facilities until the bell rings and then they rush into class complaining about the "lack of time to use the restroom". While this may not be your daughter, she can make use of the regularly scheduled breaks in class (in the morning before classes start, during lunch and as soon as the bell rings to dismiss at the end of the day) to use the restroom. If you daughter honestly cannot time her urinary needs to the schedule outlined by the school then she should see a doctor...

Answer 16

Stop by the school and ask to sit in the class room as the duty of a parent should be allowed. See if the teacher reacts to a request to use the restroom in front of an adult in the same way she would if you were not watching