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I teach at a high school and the new favorite place for couples to meet up is the bathroom. When a child ask to have a pass to the bathroom I often times wonder if that is what they are going to do. I am always conscious of how long they are gone, but it only takes seconds to make out with someone. We have had many students "caught" in the bathroom recently. I would love to hear any solutions for me individually and/or even our school to combat this problem. We do have cameras outside the bathroom, but those are only viewed if a problem arises or questions about students being in their together come up.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I am not one to deny a student to go to the restroom. I have taught high school for seven years, and this has always been an issue and major concern. Our department started bathroom passes for the first semester, and each pass contained 5 opportunities for students to use the restroom. I would hole-punch the pass each time a student wanted to go to the restroom. I found that this worked until I caught a student in the hallway selling his bathroom pass for $5.00! This semester I decided to use a Pass Log. Anytime a student needs to leave the room (for any type of pass), they must write their name, the date, the time (when they left and when they got back), and their destination. This way I can monitor the amount of times a student is leaving the room and for how long. Unfortunately, if the bathroom passes are limited, students will find ways around the passes. They might ask to "see the counselor," but they may never make it there. Or in my case, the passes were being sold-- I still can't believe it! So far, the Pass Log has worked the best.
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is an excellent solution.
Rated On: October 4, 2015 5:52 am
Rated By: dePyja
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Being too strict may make the student want to go to the bathroom more, or want to break the rules more
Rated On: July 4, 2018 3:45 pm
Rated By: eReXaG