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  Case: Bathroom Chaos
In our school, we have one hallway for pre-k, k, and first grade. With all of the classrooms (15) we only have one bathroom for our boys and girls. Each bathroom has four stalls, but it is so chaotic when we take bathroom breaks. I am starting to have issues with my kids misbehaving because of all the overcrowding and craziness in the bathrooms. I teach kindergarten and can't always go with every student to the restroom because I am in the classroom with the rest of my students. I need some advice on how to monitor behavior and keep my students from making poor choices when going to the restroom independently.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
When I was in grade school we had the same situation. There was one bathroom for a large group of students. So we had bathroom monitors as part of classroom job assignments. The bathroom monitor would stand in the bathroom with a clipboard and write names of any students doing anything wrong. This even included talking. It was great because the consequences were enforced so the students really listened.