Wet Pants or Allowed Restroom Visits?
1. Should teachers allow students to leave class to go to the restroom if they need to go?
| 58% (133) | A. Yes | |
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| 41% (96) | B. No |
229 voters have answered this question.
2. Should teachers tell students that they have to go between classes or use the bathroom in their pants in class?
| 48% (109) | A. Yes | |
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| 51% (117) | B. No |
226 voters have answered this question.
3. Should students who are short on time be allowed to put books on desk and be given extra time to take care or restroom needs so they won't be counted tardy?
| 51% (115) | A. Yes | |
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| 48% (110) | B. No |
225 voters have answered this question.
4. In the middle or high school you attended the longest period of time, did you have adequate passing time to take care of personal needs such as going to lockers, restroom, sharpen pencils etc,?
| 39% (87) | A. Yes | |
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| 60% (132) | B. No |
219 voters have answered this question.
5. Not counting travel time (which will vary from period to period from school to school) how much time should students have to take care of restroom needs?
| 23% (52) | A. One minute | |
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| 11% (25) | B. Two minutes | |
| 18% (41) | C. Three minutes | |
| 47% (107) | D. Four minutes |
225 voters have answered this question.
6. Should teachers allow only a certain number of restroom passes per nine weeks?
| 47% (107) | A. Yes | |
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| 52% (118) | B. No |
225 voters have answered this question.
7. Some teachers allow only a certain number of passes per nine weeks after which all request would be denied.(Documented medical reasons not counted.) What number should that be? (Even if you are against limiting number of restroom passes, please answer this question)
| 23% (53) | A. None | |
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| 8% (19) | B. One | |
| 7% (16) | C. Two | |
| 6% (15) | D. Three | |
| 4% (11) | E. Five | |
| 7% (17) | F. Eight | |
| 41% (92) | G. There shouldn't be a limit. |
223 voters have answered this question.
8. Some teachers use D-Hall for trips to the restroom during class? One day of D-Hall should be given when?
| 25% (54) | A. One day of D-Hall for each restroom visit | |
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| 8% (18) | B. One free visit, then D-Hall for each additional restroom visit. | |
| 5% (12) | C. One day of D-hall for each three restroom visits per nine weeks. | |
| 3% (7) | D. One day of D-Hall for each five restroom viists for each nine weeks. | |
| 57% (123) | E. I don't believe D-hall should be given except for restroom misbehavior |
214 voters have answered this question.
9. What was the highest grade where a student asked permission to go to the restroom and was denied and had a wetting accident? Don't count true medical conditions beyond the student and teacher's control.
| 10% (24) | A. Fourth or below | |
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| 6% (14) | B. Fifth Grade | |
| 4% (10) | C. Sixth Grade | |
| 2% (5) | D. Seventh Grade | |
| 5% (13) | E. Eight Grade | |
| 8% (18) | F. Nineth Grade | |
| 8% (18) | G. Tenth Grade | |
| 6% (14) | H. Eleventh Grade | |
| 25% (56) | I. Twelth Grade | |
| 22% (51) | J. Don't remember |
223 voters have answered this question.
10. If there were more time between classes, would this decrease the number of restroom requests during class?
| 64% (143) | A. Yes | |
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| 35% (79) | B. No |
222 voters have answered this question.
11. Teachers who did not make a control issue of restroom requests and gave adequate time during the breaks had -
| 38% (80) | A. Fewer requests and less disruption than those who made a big deal of it. | |
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| 16% (35) | B. Had more requests and class disruption than those teachers who made it a control issue. | |
| 44% (91) | C. Doesn't matter that much. Depends on how well teacher handles other routine problems. |
206 voters have answered this question.
12. Should students have a right to the restroom when they need it as long as there is no intentional disruption of class and there is no misbehavior in the restroom.
| 60% (126) | A. Yes | |
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| 40% (84) | B. No |
210 voters have answered this question.
13. Students with known problems should have a note on file with every teacher, but what about students with a new problem such as girls' periods, stomach viruss, bladder infections etc. If this situations occur at school there is no time for a doctor's note. If a doctor's note is required by a teacher. How should this be handled?
| 40% (85) | A. Doctor's notes should not be required to keep a student from going to the bathroom or getting D-H | |
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| 24% (52) | B. Student should be given time to bring doucmentation from doctor | |
| 15% (33) | C. Illness that begin at school are unexcused. Tough. | |
| 18% (39) | D. Doctor's notes shouldn't count. |
209 voters have answered this question.
14. Some teachers sincerely believe that students should not be permitted to leave class even if that means a bathroom accident. Have you had a teacher or know of a teacher who believed that to the point that when they had an emergency they had an accident rather than leave the room? If so how many incidences?
| 29% (61) | A. None | |
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| 16% (34) | B. One | |
| 8% (17) | C. Two | |
| 4% (9) | D. Three | |
| 41% (85) | E. More than three |
206 voters have answered this question.
15. To quote from one school handbook, "In general, students will not be permitted to go to the restroom or get a drink of water during class." Do you agree with this as a policy for a school?
| 45% (95) | A. Yes | |
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| 54% (115) | B. No |
210 voters have answered this question.
16. There are times that a dire emergency can't be postposed even for a minute. Should teachers make it clear that students are to bolt from the class, take care of the problem, and as long as there is no delieberate misbehavior or documented "faking it" there are no consequences.
| 57% (117) | A. Yes | |
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| 42% (88) | B. No |
205 voters have answered this question.
Has a teacher ever denied your request to go to the restroom making it clear that you will have to go in your pants if you can't hold it.
| 57% (123) | A. Yes and I had an accident | |
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| 25% (54) | B. Yes, but I made it to the end of class | |
| 17% (38) | C. No |
215 voters have answered this question.
How many teachers did you have that refused all requests unless there was a doctor's note regardless how bad a student needed to go? Count grades only five through high school.
| 13% (28) | A. None | |
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| 26% (56) | B. Very few | |
| 22% (47) | C. About half and half | |
| 16% (36) | D. Most of the teachers | |
| 19% (42) | E. All the teachers | |
| 1% (4) | C. |
213 voters have answered this question.
in each grade how many wetting accidents do you remember happening at your school? Questions 16 through 20
| 26% (57) | A. Nineth Grade None | |
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| 9% (20) | B. Nineth Grade One | |
| 15% (33) | C. Nineth Grade Two | |
| 40% (86) | D. Nineth grade More than two | |
| 2% (6) | ||
| 4% (10) |
212 voters have answered this question.
In the Tenth Grade
| 39% (81) | A. None | |
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| 12% (26) | B. One | |
| 10% (21) | C. Two | |
| 37% (77) | D. More than two |
205 voters have answered this question.
In the eleventh grade
| 45% (95) | A. None | |
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| 13% (28) | B. One | |
| 7% (15) | C Two | |
| 33% (69) | D. More than two |
207 voters have answered this question.
In the twelth grade
| 46% (95) | A. None | |
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| 8% (18) | B. One | |
| 8% (18) | C. Two | |
| 35% (72) | D. More than two |
203 voters have answered this question.
