'School More Like Prison': California Teacher's Policy Urges Students to Take Only One Bathroom Break per Week, Sparking Online Outrage
A California teacher's controversial policy allows only one bathroom break per week, offering extra credit for not using it. Parents and educators are condemning it as unreasonable and harmful.
A viral tweet from a frustrated California parent has sparked widespread debate and backlash over a controversial bathroom policy implemented by a math teacher. The teacher allows students only one bathroom pass per week and offers academic extra credit if they don’t use it. The tweet, posted by the student's mother, expressed anger and disappointment, revealing her intention to email the teacher and CC the principal. Netizens quickly condemned the policy, calling it "prison-like" and labelling it as an unreasonable restriction on students' basic needs. Educators from other schools also joined in, criticizing the approach as "wrong" and "immoral." Health experts and concerned parents have raised alarms about the potential risks, with some even warning that such policies could cause kidney damage in students. California Teacher Forcibly Cuts Student’s Hair in Classroom Singing Wrong Lyrics of the US National Anthem, to Face Criminal Charges.
California Teacher's Policy Urges Students to Take Only One Bathroom Break per Week
My daughter's math teacher has a rule that they only get one bathroom pass per week, AND, if they don't use it, they get academic extra credit. I am livid. But my daughter is mad that I want to email the teacher and CC the principal. Am I wrong here?
— Seets💫 (@MamaSitaa__) September 5, 2024
Netizens Quickly Condemned the Policy, Calling It “Prison-Like”
Schools are more and more like prisons. It’s sad.
— Riemerville (@Riemerville) September 5, 2024
Educators From Other Schools Have Also Condemned the Policy
Hi, I’m a high school teacher. This is wrong. It’s immoral, unethical, discriminatory, and extremely worrisome. Does your daughter attend a school where hall-wandering & elopement are an issue? That might be the teacher’s concern, BUT grades should be decided purely on academic…
— Iowa Viewer 昆雨琪 (@IowaViewer) September 5, 2024
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