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I’d be willing to bet the root is a few problem kids that abuse bathroom visits, and schools don’t have a way to just deal with problem kids so they just do som

I’d be willing to bet the root is a few problem kids that abuse bathroom visits, and schools don’t have a way to just deal with problem kids so they just do something broad. As with most things in schools, you should be more upset with parents that don’t teach their kids not to ruin public goods.

miah_ 3y ago
... I was a problem kid. Believe me, schools have ways to deal with problem kids. It doesn't require installing big brother screens in the toilet. For me the problem was that most schools are all about memorization and thinking inside the box. Switching to a different type of school solved my issues. (smaller classes, more permissive, exploring problems and their solutions with multiple correct answers rather than simply 'memorize this thing, check the box').
- consp 3y ago
  > smaller classes That's a money issue, not a system issue.
joezydeco 3y ago
We just went through a cycle where an entire nation of TikTok users were shown videos of students vandalizing bathrooms. The larger object you could steal, including entire urinals and toilets, the better. Search on "devious licks" and you'll find dozens of school districts that were fighting this problem. At my local HS the answer was to close most of the bathrooms during class time and monitor visits, since putting live cameras in the bathrooms would cause an even larger uproar. Students always had access to a bathroom during class time, just one up near the admin offices that could be more closely observed.
- I_Am_Nous 3y ago
  During my junior year at high school, someone wrote a bomb threat as a joke on the stall. Suddenly every building entry had a backpack checking station you had to go through. Every bathroom break was scrutinized and logged, and only one person was allowed in the bathroom at a time. Small school (my class had 36 kids or so) but it's a great example of one person ruining everything for everybody.

miah_ 3y ago

... I was a problem kid. Believe me, schools have ways to deal with problem kids. It doesn't require installing big brother screens in the toilet. For me the problem was that most schools are all about memorization and thinking inside the box. Switching to a different type of school solved my issues. (smaller classes, more permissive, exploring problems and their solutions with multiple correct answers rather than simply 'memorize this thing, check the box').

consp 3y ago
> smaller classes That's a money issue, not a system issue.

joezydeco 3y ago

We just went through a cycle where an entire nation of TikTok users were shown videos of students vandalizing bathrooms. The larger object you could steal, including entire urinals and toilets, the better. Search on "devious licks" and you'll find dozens of school districts that were fighting this problem. At my local HS the answer was to close most of the bathrooms during class time and monitor visits, since putting live cameras in the bathrooms would cause an even larger uproar. Students always had access to a bathroom during class time, just one up near the admin offices that could be more closely observed.

I_Am_Nous 3y ago
During my junior year at high school, someone wrote a bomb threat as a joke on the stall. Suddenly every building entry had a backpack checking station you had to go through. Every bathroom break was scrutinized and logged, and only one person was allowed in the bathroom at a time. Small school (my class had 36 kids or so) but it's a great example of one person ruining everything for everybody.