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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!)
I believe that proper bathroom procedures should be reviewed and understood at the beginning of the school year. That way this problem does not have to occur daily. Most schools should have bathroom monitors and you should not have to leave class to take a child to the restroom. That is extremely distracting to the rest of the student's learning.