Education School toilet rules: Why some schools lock toilets during lessons - and how it impacts students By Amber Allott Published 17th Jul 2024, 16:35 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Young people with bowel, bladder, or even menstrual conditions say the policy affects their education It is generally left up to schools to work out a bathroom policy that works for them in the UK. Schools can face challenges managing pupil behaviour in bathrooms, like vandalism or vaping. But charities say locking bathrooms risks causing stress and embarrassment to pupils with health conditions, who don’t want to be singled out.
Pupils say it can even disrupt their education, making it hard to concentrate - or even making them want to stay home. Fears of not being able to use the toilet during class time without outing themselves has left pupils with health conditions feeling small and embarrassed, they say. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
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