[Sub-Driver]

the public school system....

[TexasCajun]

the public school system....

What you really mean is Government School System!

[Henrietta]

Whatever happened to peeing between classes?

But nevermind that, we are slowly indoctrinating kids in a police state mentality.

You will go to class when we tell you, you will eat when we tell you, and you will poop when we tell you.

[Marty]

If the public schools want to eliminate the need for bathroom breaks, take the drink machines out of schools and indicate that the students can't bring their own (except for water, perhaps) and that snacking isn't allowed in the classroom. You cut out the salty snacks which beg for liquids, and eliminate drinks in the classroom, and you'll cut out a lot of the bathroom visits.

Another option is to make the students sign out and back in and have them make up the time missed from class later. Believe it or not, the bathroom breaks can be a problem because some kids just want out to wander. I've even had some who simply didn't return from a rest room break. Suffice it to say, this was noted and the kid got written up for cutting class.

I'm a sub at a high school and must say that the drink and snack machines are a prime source of problems for good classroom behavior. Unfortunately, they are said to be a prime source of income for the school, too.

[ladylib]

Homeschool. You can use the bathroom anytime you like.

[philetus]

The school will end up losing a bunch of money over this and it will be gone.

[subterfuge]

"We wanted some control of students..."

No they don't. They want TOTAL control. I mean seriously, it's (bodily functions) the only thing left they don't control.

[Born Conservative]

If my son went to this school, I'd tell him take a giardiasis dump on the teacher's desk.