[grania]

There might be something to this. In the school situation, it's tough to get enough water. In some schools kids can bring bottled water, some not. In most schools, water from a fountain is a bad idea (spread of disease). Besides that, bathroom use is seriously restricted....a real incentive to not have enough liquid.

It was a real issue when I was teaching. Even if I guzzled enough water between classes to stay hydrated, there weren't enough breaks in the day for the rest room.

[JohnyBoy]

>There might be something to this. In the school situation, it’s tough to get enough water.

Don’t schools have water fountains? They did when I was a kid.