The Right to Use the Restroom
A boy named Austin, while sitting in class at Chillicothe High School, asks his teacher if he can use the restroom. His teacher quickly replies, “No.” Austin is shocked. His teacher quickly adds that using the restroom during class is against school policy, and she has the ability to say whether or not a student may use the restroom. Austin is appalled and upset; he is just one of the many students at CHS who can be denied usage of the restroom at anytime. Chillicothe High School needs to allow students to use the bathroom because a person can not control his or her body’s functions, not doing so distracts students from learning, and using the bathroom is a right, not a privilege.
People can not always control when their body needs to eliminate waste or perform other functions. Usually, most people can wait. However, in other situations, a person may have to go at that instant. If that person is denied access to the bathroom, he or she has to unnaturally resist the urge to relieve themselves, which is painful and can cause permanent damage. In the worst scenario, a person may have an accident. Why should one individual be able to decide if a person can use the restroom or if he or she can hold it?
Using the restroom and letting the body relieve itself is a right and should not be a right granted by a school. Currently at CHS, teachers get the power to decide if and when a student may use the restroom. Most teachers believe all restroom visits should be done during the six minute passing period. A teacher can deny a student permission to use the restroom at anytime during the class with the answer of, “tough luck.” A student receiving his or her education with as little distractions as possible is important, but a student may not learn at all if the only thing he or she can think about is using the restroom.
A student who is not allowed to use the restroom is not concentrating on his or her education. During the typical school day, a student will need to use the restroom more than once. In most situations, a student will raise his or her hand, ask to use the restroom, and be excused from class. That is not always the case at Chillicothe High school. For example, a teacher may be giving a lecture and a student will ask if he or she may go to the restroom. The teacher can deny the student the right to go to the restroom, which will result in the student to be unable to focus and learn. However, if the teacher allows the student to use the restroom, then he or she will be able to focus on his or her learning upon returning.
Chillicothe High School should allow any student to go to the restroom when needed because students do not always have control of bodily functions, the school does not control a student's bodily functions, and students cannot learn when they need to use the restroom. Austin and every other student should not be denied the right to use the restroom. Neither a school policy nor a teacher should be able to stop Austin and all other students to perform a regular function of their bodies. Therefore, Chillicothe High School should allow students to use the restroom at anytime during the school day.
People can not always control when their body needs to eliminate waste or perform other functions. Usually, most people can wait. However, in other situations, a person may have to go at that instant. If that person is denied access to the bathroom, he or she has to unnaturally resist the urge to relieve themselves, which is painful and can cause permanent damage. In the worst scenario, a person may have an accident. Why should one individual be able to decide if a person can use the restroom or if he or she can hold it?
Using the restroom and letting the body relieve itself is a right and should not be a right granted by a school. Currently at CHS, teachers get the power to decide if and when a student may use the restroom. Most teachers believe all restroom visits should be done during the six minute passing period. A teacher can deny a student permission to use the restroom at anytime during the class with the answer of, “tough luck.” A student receiving his or her education with as little distractions as possible is important, but a student may not learn at all if the only thing he or she can think about is using the restroom.
A student who is not allowed to use the restroom is not concentrating on his or her education. During the typical school day, a student will need to use the restroom more than once. In most situations, a student will raise his or her hand, ask to use the restroom, and be excused from class. That is not always the case at Chillicothe High school. For example, a teacher may be giving a lecture and a student will ask if he or she may go to the restroom. The teacher can deny the student the right to go to the restroom, which will result in the student to be unable to focus and learn. However, if the teacher allows the student to use the restroom, then he or she will be able to focus on his or her learning upon returning.
Chillicothe High School should allow any student to go to the restroom when needed because students do not always have control of bodily functions, the school does not control a student's bodily functions, and students cannot learn when they need to use the restroom. Austin and every other student should not be denied the right to use the restroom. Neither a school policy nor a teacher should be able to stop Austin and all other students to perform a regular function of their bodies. Therefore, Chillicothe High School should allow students to use the restroom at anytime during the school day.