My teacher told us we were only allowed to use the toilet three times a month

“Just walk out,” read a defiant suggestion. “What are they gonna do? Tell your parents you went to pee?”

It’s an age-old issue that students go through every day while in the classroom - going to the bathroom.

While most teachers are understanding and accommodating to those in need of a restroom break, others aren’t as kind. 

It’s true some students may use the time to bludge and fart around, leading to teachers taking drastic steps to avoid kids abusing bathroom privileges during school hours. 

But for one school, they’re taking things to the extreme. 

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The "Draconian" toilet pass has been slammed online. Source: Reddit

“You may not use another classmate’s ticket and tickets do not roll over”

“My teacher only lets us go to the bathroom three times a month,” a student confessed on Reddit. 

Accompanying the post was a picture of the “bathroom ticket,” which students must have in hand if they want to visit the restrooms. 

“Three tickets per month,” the note continued before instructing students to ask the teacher “to use the bathroom and hand in a ticket.” 

If that sounded extreme, just wait. 

According to the rules, if a student leaves the classroom without permission, teachers will “automatically” take away a ticket from the student. 

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If students need to use the facilities, they must see the teacher, who will tick their name off a list and will “document how long you’ve been gone.” 

“You may not use another classmate’s ticket,” the teacher stressed at the end of the note. 

It’s unclear what prompted these extreme measures in the first place, but it is possible the issue could be related to vandalism, loitering, and the recent explosion in the popularity of vaping. 

However, it’s reasonable to say the Draconian rules are less than fair for the entire class, especially those who experience monthly menstrual cycles or who may be feeling ill. 

Perhaps the most irritating part of this note is the final message: “These tickets do not roll over”, meaning students who haven’t used their bathroom tickets for the month can’t earn an extra trip to the toilet a few weeks later. 

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The school has been slammed for its extreme bathroom measures. Source: iStock

“My teachers gave us two passes per semester”

The Reddit audience seemed just as disgusted by the toilet rules as the original poster and pointed out similar experiences at their school. 

“Just walk out,” someone suggested. “What are they gonna do? Tell your parents you went to pee?”

“Three times a month?” a perplexed person wrote. “My teachers would give us two passes a semester.”

“As a middle-aged man, I've been to the bathroom at work four times already today, and it's only been six hours,” another laughed.

Some suggested extreme measures. 

“A neighbour's kid told me her teacher refused to let her go to the loo when she was eight,” a person wrote. “So she [squatted] down in the classroom and peed.” 

“At my school, it was always the male teachers refusing to let girls go because ‘We talked in the bathroom’, but really we usually just had to poop, or we got our periods,” a woman recalled. 

“It got to the point that a handful of girls would just scream they were gonna bleed all over the floor if they didn’t go change their tampon and then walked out.” 

However, some believe the rules aren’t as strict as they appear.

“I suspect that much like at my work, certain rules have to be in place for the few troublemakers, but they aren't universally enforced,” a mother wrote, whose daughter also enforces “Draconian” rules. 

“Despite the voices of the masses advising you to pee yourself, the teacher really can’t stop you from leaving,” another added.

“If something seems like total bull, challenge it. You’d be shocked how much stuff seems super official but holds zero actual weight.”

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