Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Taking Advantage of Medical Needs In my class, I have a student that is diabetic. The student is often required to drink lots of water and therefore needs to use the restroom frequently. It has become an issue though because the student uses this as a way to avoid work. The student will say that he needs to use the restroom when in reality he does not and is trying to waste time. The other day the student accumulated a total of 25 minutes in the restroom during a 60-minuet reading block. Any suggestions on how to respect the student's medical needs while still making sure he is not lying to get out of doing his work? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would talk to the school nurse about the student coming to the office in order to use the restroom. Once that is established, I would also give the student a buddy that will walk the student to the office to use the restroom. This may help with the possible avoidance of the assignments.                 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 No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This would just cause more issues and longer times away from class and instruction, and throwing another student in the mix just amplifies the situation Rated On: October 15, 2022 8:46 pm Rated By: ydaWeR