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!) The first thing that the teacher should do is to review the students IEP or medical information. If the IEP says that the student can spend a certain amount of time in the restroom, then an accommodation will have to be met. HOwever, if you are noticing that it is taking valuable time away from learning, then you may request a meeting for strategies to use in the IEP meeting.