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Mom Rebels Against Math Teacher’s Rule Allowing Only 1 Bathroom Visit Per Week, Discussion Arises
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Mom Rebels Against Math Teacher’s Rule Allowing Only 1 Bathroom Visit Per Week, Discussion Arises

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While writing this post, I remembered how in high school my friends and I would often leave class to ‘go to the bathroom’ – and once we even ended up with a ball on the basketball court near the school, where the school principal caught us… But that’s a completely different story, and the only thing it has in common with today’s is the topic of ‘bathroom visits.’

The user @MamaSitaa_ on X recently told about a new rule introduced in her daughter’s class by her math teacher. No more than one bathroom pass per week. The mom was outraged by this – and she decided to report it to the school board. But let’s just take things in order.

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The author of the post is a mom of a schooler whose math teacher recently introduced a new rule on bathroom visits

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The rule stated that each student has only one bathroom pass per week, with perks if it’s not used

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The mom got livid and contacted the teacher to talk about it – and they just asked her to ‘understand their situation’

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So the woman simply decided to take it online to vent about it – and to ask if she was wrong to report it to the teacher

So, the Original Poster (OP) has a daughter, and she recently told us that the math teacher – apparently fighting unplanned ‘trips’ to the bathroom – introduced a new rule. From now on, each student gets only one bathroom pass per week. And, importantly, if they don’t use it, they get academic extra credit.

The mom saw red. She wanted to immediately contact both the teacher and the school principal and vent her indignation – but the daughter begged her not to do so. And yet the woman wrote to the teacher and received a response that the “bathroom rule isn’t harming anyone’s grade,” as well as a suggestion to “try being a teacher for a day and come up with a better solution for managing chronic bathroom visit abusers.”

Of course, this answer didn’t satisfy the author at all. In her opinion, if a teacher cannot captivate the class with their subject, then this is the teacher’s problem. And resorting to repressive methods is definitely not the solution. The OP understands perfectly well that teachers are underpaid today, and that this is far from the most rewarding job in the world, but the health of her child is more important to her.

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For example, in a recent lesson, the author’s daughter had to restrain herself for half an hour – simply because she had already used her ‘limit’ of bathroom visits. “This is only the second issue we’ve ever had, but it’s a big one and I’m not letting it go,” the original poster wrote, addressing netizens in general and educators in particular.

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Well, as a former university professor, I can partly understand this teacher, but as a parent, I am sincerely outraged along with this mom. “Yes, some teachers try to prevent a drop in discipline in their class by resorting to any methods – but this is definitely not an option,” says Volodymyr Nemertsalov, a teacher and school principal from Odesa, Ukraine, whom Bored Panda asked for a comment here.

“Firstly, the student may have medical contraindications, and secondly, it is simply not pedagogical at all. I think the teacher can easily talk to each student who abuses trips to the bathroom, or to their parents, just to explain the situation.”

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“Ultimately, restrictive measures often appear simply from an unwillingness to do something more. After all, introducing a ban is the easiest thing. Much easier than getting students interested, isn’t it?” Volodymyr questions.

The vast majority of people in the comments to the original post also massively agreed with the author. “Some kids may have a medical condition, seems like this policy would be unfair to them,” one of the responders wrote. “Schools are more and more like prisons. It’s sad,” another person summarized.

The readers are also sure that mom should bring all this to the attention of the school administration. “Honestly I’d just send a ‘so explain to me the bathroom pass thing’ and let them use the opportunity to put it all in writing to immediately take to the principal and/or school board,” one of the commenters added.

And now we’d also like to know your opinion on this case, so please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.

People in the comments supported the mom, and even urged her to go further and report this new ‘rule’ to the school board

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After many years of working as sports journalist and trivia game author and host in Ukraine I joined Bored Panda as a content creator. I do love writing stories and I sincerely believe - there's no dull plots at all. Like a great Italian composer Joaquino Rossini once told: "Give me a police protocol - and I'll make an opera out of it!"

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After many years of working as sports journalist and trivia game author and host in Ukraine I joined Bored Panda as a content creator. I do love writing stories and I sincerely believe - there's no dull plots at all. Like a great Italian composer Joaquino Rossini once told: "Give me a police protocol - and I'll make an opera out of it!"

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Denis Krotovas

Author, BoredPanda staff

I am a Visual Editor at Bored Panda. While studying at Vilnius Tech University, I learned how to use Photoshop and decided to continue mastering it at Bored Panda. I am interested in learning UI/UX design and creating unique designs for apps, games and websites. On my spare time, I enjoy playing video and board games, watching TV shows and movies and reading funny posts on the internet.

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Ellinor
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder when did it became the norm to deny and control humans one of their basic need...

Trillian
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Academic extra credit". Can't count but has exceptional bladder control.

Crescent 3
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 60 years old, so I went to school during a time when the teachers' word was law, and if you had a dispute with a teacher parents usually assumed that the teacher was right and the kid did something wrong. However, my parents had a rule for my siblings and me. If we needed to go to the bathroom, we ask politely. If we were refused, we'd TRY to hold it; but if it was becoming critical, we had parental permission to go regardless of what the teacher said and then the teacher could discuss the matter with Mom and Dad. We weren't allowed to disrespect our teachers, but our parents wouldn't let the teachers bully us either. This teacher's rule is ridiculous.

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Ellinor
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder when did it became the norm to deny and control humans one of their basic need...

Trillian
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Academic extra credit". Can't count but has exceptional bladder control.

Crescent 3
Community Member
1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 60 years old, so I went to school during a time when the teachers' word was law, and if you had a dispute with a teacher parents usually assumed that the teacher was right and the kid did something wrong. However, my parents had a rule for my siblings and me. If we needed to go to the bathroom, we ask politely. If we were refused, we'd TRY to hold it; but if it was becoming critical, we had parental permission to go regardless of what the teacher said and then the teacher could discuss the matter with Mom and Dad. We weren't allowed to disrespect our teachers, but our parents wouldn't let the teachers bully us either. This teacher's rule is ridiculous.

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