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if the teacher needs to go, she doesn't stand there and beg permission.
What do you think the teacher does? I never attended or taught at a school that allowed teachers to leave class to use the restroom.
Most teachers try to use good sense. Most teachers let sick kids go to the office. Every teacher will occasionally make a mistake. The faker might be allowed to go; the sick kid might be denied. The teachers don't do it on purpose to cause harm to kids or to purposely infuriate parents. Believe it or not, most teachers actually care about the kids in their classes.
Most teachers let kids use the restroom but have some sort of system to discourage it. (If there is no deterrent, some kids will ask to be excused several times every day, because they can't be bothered to go at recess, or because they dislike silent reading time, or just because they want to go goof off a bit.) One school that I taught at had a buddy system because they were concerned about kids being out alone. So if one kid needed to leave for any reason, we had to send two kids.
In 22 years, I did have one child who for medical reasons needed to be allowed to use the restroom on very short notice. The parent told me at the beginning of the year, and it was fine.
Most parents are supportive of the teachers. Most parents understand that their children are not perfect, and that just maybe, sometime, they might be manipulative or irresponsible. Just maybe.
If there's a problem with a teacher, talk to the teacher (without yelling is best). Talk to the administrator. Take the kid out of that class. If the same thing happens with every teacher, I'd say something is going on with the kid.
I think the bottom line is that most teachers are pretty good at knowing who is actually sick and who is faking it. I think we all at one time or another faked (or at least attempted to fake) being sick to stay home from school. It's not a huge leap to understand that some kids would do this at school.
What is more shocking to me is that through this thread I learned that there are schools out there with no full time nurses. That never even occured to me. In my state all schools have a full time RN and some of the inner city schools even have full scale clinics. To think that there are schools out there dealing with allergies, illness, broken bones etc with no registered nurse is nuts!
What is more shocking to me is that through this thread I learned that there are schools out there with no full time nurses. That never even occured to me. In my state all schools have a full time RN and some of the inner city schools even have full scale clinics. To think that there are schools out there dealing with allergies, illness, broken bones etc with no registered nurse is nuts!
It's pretty common. This is my 18th year teaching. My elementary school has about 800 students K-6 and we have never had a nurse staffing the clinic. Sometimes, if the aide assigned to the clinic is absent, the office staff handles it.
What do you think the teacher does? I never attended or taught at a school that allowed teachers to leave class to use the restroom
I've never seen a teacher pee herself----if she were nearing an accident, would she be expected to just pee herself and continue teaching?
Of course not, but... she would be expected to plan and go to the restroom on her breaks - planning period or lunch and before and after school. Teachers develop iron bladders. Teachers eat more quickly and drink less water than other workers. They also take less restroom breaks.
On some occasions where there is an emergency bathroom break needed, teachers have to ask other teachers to cover the classroom. In some schools, that may mean calling the office. In others, it means opening the door and asking the teacher in the next room to help or asking a teacher aide to watch the class for a few minutes.
Of course not, but... she would be expected to plan and go to the restroom on her breaks - planning period or lunch and before and after school. Teachers develop iron bladders. Teachers eat more quickly and drink less water than other workers. They also take less restroom breaks.
On some occasions where there is an emergency bathroom break needed, teachers have to ask other teachers to cover the classroom. In some schools, that may mean calling the office. In others, it means opening the door and asking the teacher in the next room to help or asking a teacher aide to watch the class for a few minutes.
Ummm.....you think teachers are the only ones who learn how to regulate their intake and output? Newsflash---so do students, they eat quickly, drink less fluids, around classes. But sometimes they can't outsmart their bladders. Then they can pee their pants, is that it? that's what my ds was forced to do, go figure!
It's pretty common. This is my 18th year teaching. My elementary school has about 800 students K-6 and we have never had a nurse staffing the clinic. Sometimes, if the aide assigned to the clinic is absent, the office staff handles it.
This is the case in most schools here in CO, too. My friend works as a parapro in an elementary school health room 5 hrs/day. The rest of the school day (I think about another 1 1/2 hrs) the office staff covers.
Of course not, but... she would be expected to plan and go to the restroom on her breaks - planning period or lunch and before and after school. Teachers develop iron bladders. Teachers eat more quickly and drink less water than other workers. They also take less restroom breaks.
On some occasions where there is an emergency bathroom break needed, teachers have to ask other teachers to cover the classroom. In some schools, that may mean calling the office. In others, it means opening the door and asking the teacher in the next room to help or asking a teacher aide to watch the class for a few minutes.
In my school, you would be written up for doing what you suggested. Kid cannot be left in a classroom without direct supervision. We aren't even allowed to leave student teachers in the room alone with the class. If the other teacher is free, that's one thing, but you are not allowed to stand in the hall and monitor two classes at a time.
I've never in 11 years had to call anyone to watch my class because I take care of my bathroom needs on my prep periods and at lunch. I don't deny bathroom use, but I do limit it to certain times during the day. If I am teaching the main part of my lesson, the kids know that they may not go out. Once they start independent work, group work or centers, then they may. Same thing with drinks. They are able to keep a water bottle on their desk. If they decide not to bring one, they need to wait until there is a good time to go.
What is more shocking to me is that through this thread I learned that there are schools out there with no full time nurses. That never even occured to me. In my state all schools have a full time RN and some of the inner city schools even have full scale clinics. To think that there are schools out there dealing with allergies, illness, broken bones etc with no registered nurse is nuts
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