People are idiots... they're allowing the students to walk all over them. Great lesson. In contrast, my Latin teacher limited us to 3 bathroom/locker trips per SEMESTER and held us to it.
So true. And it's only getting worse. The kids have totally manipulated situations like that where they have too much freedom. It's one big joke. We had detentions and there were strict rules. I did detention for chewing gum and for wearing a non-regulation sweater. It wasn't a sleazy one, just not on the list. Imagine the outrage of some parents if their kid even got a detention! It would interfere with (insert name of after school activity here).