Problems with teachers refusing toilet breaks

[Goldenretriv]

In schools, toilet breaks are becoming increasingly scarce. You cannot just go to the toilet in a lesson, unless you are lucky enough to have a teacher with common sense and decency. It really makes me angry that students are clearly desperate but the teacher refuses the request. I have actually seen some students just walk out the class anyway. I strongly believe that refusing access is a safeguarding issue and a violation of human rights, and not to mention poor practise. I agree that sometimes people waste time and abuse toilet rules, but a good teacher surely would know who was genuine or not?

My friend , actually wet himself at school because the teacher refused him access. This caused him a lot of embarrassment and bullying as a result. The teacher actually told him off too, to make matters worse! A complaint was made, but the teacher and even the head teacher just called it an “ unfortunate isolated incident” nothing was learned from it, and risks the same thing happening again.

When will schools realise that these policies are wrong?

[Yaleamanda]

Thankfully my daughters has open access to use the toilet at her secondary school!!

[luffyanddennis]

As well as the policy of restricted access I think one of the issues is when they build schools. My children's school (200+ pupils ) only has one cubical for all 4 ks2 boys classes thats about 1 for 60-80 boys. My son very much needs to go when he needs to go but won't use if it is dirty and doesn't like to ask either

[Retiredyear7teacher]

There should be one toilet per twenty students.