Nothing the county did stopped the damage to the bathrooms. Sinks torn from walls, mirrors broken, doors torn off toilet stalls. The damage never stopped. The fighting never stopped. Even polished metal mirrors were stunned and scratched so badly that they could no longer be used as mirrors. One of the saboteurs who preferred this was to use paper to stop the toilet, and then flood the bathrooms with lawn and pee from crowded toilets. Hi Diane and everyone & Lloyd, I think people would be shocked if they knew what`s really going on in schools. This year we had swabs soaked all over the bathroom at Kool-Aid, students sitting in the bathroom skipping classes, vandalism of all kinds, vaping and the list goes on. And you wonder why you can`t get smart people into this profession. Just add these things to the ever-growing list. Driven by efforts to limit teen vaping and prevent vandalism spikes sparked by the TikTok trend known as “sneaky licks,” widespread raids on restroom access have led students in some schools to urgently search for unlocked stalls — and crave open toilets. no matter how broken or dirty they are.
As teens learn to hold their urine for hours — or stop eating and drinking at school to avoid discomfort — the outcry over student and parent closures has become louder. Schools are working to reduce the amount of time students spend in the bathroom. To prevent misconduct, schools also restrict students` access to washrooms. Students may have difficulty using the bathroom, especially when necessary, but they cannot do so. Student use of e-cigarettes has also increased at “epidemic” rates in recent years, health officials have warned. As countless school restrooms have become de facto vaping salons, desperate school principals have found every possible solution, including removing toilet cubicle doors and installing vape detection sensors. Staff shortages, exacerbated by pandemic burnout, have reduced the number of hall and restroom monitors available in many counties and forced more unattended washroom closures. But staffing is an issue that can be solved, said Worcester School Board member Tracy O`Connell Novick, who strongly opposed washroom lockdowns at the January committee meeting. Without proper cleaning, school restrooms can become breeding grounds for germs that can infect the entire student body. In addition, schools can combat the spread of germs by implementing an effective cleaning strategy. If you had a health problem, you used the nurses` bathroom, and if you didn`t, you took out the key and used the locked bathroom. A majority (84%) of respondents to the most recent survey, which was distributed to school nurses serving all grade levels across the country, said students often have ulterior motives when they ask to use the bathroom – perhaps they don`t have to leave and just want to meet a friend, for example, Or maybe they intend to skip the bathroom completely and make noise in the hallway.
Just over half said children misbehave in the bathroom. These assumptions are based on the fact that few schools have written guidelines on student use of restrooms — only 8 percent of nurses said such rules exist, while less than half said students on their campus can use restrooms whenever they want, with permission required only as a formality. So if you`re reading about problems with washrooms on campus, remember my comment and don`t judge schools unless you know exactly what the challenges those schools are facing. For a teacher to have to watch the toilet is ridiculous. Teachers are not in schools to be bathroom monitors, hallway monitors and canteen cleaners. Again, this is a degradation of the profession. It is not illegal for a teacher to deny a student access to washrooms in the classroom. If a student actually asks to use the toilet and is refused, it can be embarrassing for the teacher.
As a result, the principal`s office is invaded by angry parents. It is best to allow students to use the washroom as they see fit. Midway High School in the Waco area closed some of its school washrooms after eight of them were destroyed. School resource officer Jeff Foley said staff with fewer washrooms open to students can monitor more closely who is coming in and out. You can even install sump pumps in bathrooms to automatically remove water from the ground after an incident. UPDATE: Thanks for the answers, even if it seems that they have unlocked the bathrooms again. I hope it stays that way. The school legally confiscated the student`s property. Meanwhile, section 94 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 states that a teacher or the school is not liable for the loss or damage of any object they confiscate as a means of disciplining a student.
Looks like they unlocked the bathrooms again, but thanks for the reply. Despite the growing body of empirical research showing that it is bad for children, the mindset of schools does not seem to have changed much. This is the case, although awareness among campus officials appears to be increasing, albeit slightly. In a 2012 survey, less than half of the 600 school nurses who responded suspected that children with frequent urination or bladder and bowel injuries had an underlying health condition. About a decade earlier, in 2003, this number was even lower when teachers were asked similar questions. Fewer than one in five respondents to a survey of Iowa educators suspected that children who urinated frequently or had accidents had an underlying health condition. One-third said they had asked at least one student requesting access to the washroom to wait. Okay, now you know that adults have the right to use the bathroom when they need it at work and school. They know that it is unhealthy for the body to be forced to contain waste. What can you do to exercise your right to keep your body healthy and perform bodily functions? “I taught high school, I know why we lock down the bathrooms, and I don`t think it should be against policy — I think it should be against the law,” O`Connell Novick told the school board. “There are things that are good and things that are bad, and denying students access to toilets is a mistake.” Every year, the janitor or school principal locks washroom doors because some children smoke or do other prohibited things.
While it is important to prevent such behavior, it is absurd to assume that children cannot use the toilet for legal reasons. Killeen ISD reported similar vandalism at a number of schools last week. County spokeswoman Taina Maya said some of the soap dispensers had not been replaced because soap distribution companies were overwhelmed with demand, as school districts across the country had their soap dispensers stolen. LOL elementary schools also have toilet problems. Love your solution In another school where I taught, the principal was an idiot. Once, at an after-school professional development session, he began condemning all “teachers who called themselves sick today so you don`t have to come to this meeting.” Those of us who sat in front of him were innocent! His approach would certainly have been to close the bathrooms. The issue of toilets is at the heart of all the problems we have with the so-called reformers. They blame students and teachers for their repressive policies. They blame students and teachers for their repressive policies. Students need toilets, but reformers say they need to prove they are worthy. Students need fewer armed police officers on campus, but reformers say they need to gain security by proving they have SEL skills.
Students and teachers need stability, but reformers say we need to earn the right to a public school by evaluating “competently.” It`s all part of the basic plan to eventually replace reality with altreality, alternative facts, alternative constitutions (so you can deny legal rights), and even alternative laws of physics (so you can deny climate change and the need to regulate greenhouse gases). But what about a school that actually locks toilet doors? Students reported that their schools locked washroom doors during lunch and after school to prevent students from doing things they shouldn`t be doing there. On K-12 campuses across the country, children`s washroom needs remain in limbo because schools have rarely established policies and teachers lack the training to best balance discipline concerns with children`s needs.
