Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Bathroom passes? How do high school teachers handle bathroom issues? When I issue my students passes, they lose them or use them all and still ask to go to the bathroom. I can't tell them they can't go to the bathroom when they are sitting there telling me they really have to go, but I know some of them aren't really going to the bathroom or just want to leave for a minute. I've tried every system and can't find one that works. Any ideas? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) In a high school situation, I would have a clipboard on my desk that is the one and only ticket to using the restroom. Students aren't allowed to come up and ask during lectures, only during working time, and not if there are only a few minutes left in the period. One of my favorite high school teachers' mottos was "Do what you need to do on your time." She told us that she expected us to use the restroom between periods, that class time was for learning. The clipboard can be used by only one student at a time, and they must write the time in, time out, and their name. Simple, clear-cut expectations are key. With the clipboard, you can track the frequency and duration, thus preventing (most) shenanigans.