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United We Stand

Imagine your child coming home from school with more than just a backpack full of books and homework assignments. Say she walked in the front door with, oh, say, a urinary tract infection caused by a teacher who wouldn’t allow her to go to the restroom. Sound familiar? In a previous blog I ranted about an unfortunate “accident” my daughter experienced at school that left me seething. Apparently, my post resonated with others. Recently, I received an email from a fellow mom who assured me that I was not alone in my anger, concern and frustration. The sympathetic reader not … Continue reading →

Teachers and Urinary Tract Infections

Teachers have a job that keeps them very busy throughout the day. Children, especially young children, cannot be left alone for any significant amount of time. Teachers usually get two breaks during the day. One break is for lunch and the other break is a planning period. Other than those two breaks, the teachers are typically left alone in the room to teach and care for the students. Because a teacher’s day is so busy and hectic, teachers are usually not aware of their own personal needs. For example, teachers often eat quicker and drink less than those employees who … Continue reading →

Pee Patrol

How many bathroom breaks are felons allowed in a minimum-security prison? I’m guessing it’s more than once every five hours. Compare that to Evergreen Park High School in Illinois. According to students there, they are being treated worse than criminals when it comes to using the restroom. Currently, the school has a policy which allows teachers to limit students to three bathroom breaks per semester. Se.mes.ter. That’s roughly five months. What’s more, students who go above the limit are required to stay after school to make up missed class time. The school’s principal says he instituted the policy following numerous … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: January 12 – January 18

The mornings on the school bus are now very cold. The coats, gloves, and hats fill the classroom. However, the news in education continues to be hot. Check out below for topics from this week. Sunday, January 13 Helping Children in Need In this article I discussed how many organizations help children during the holiday months. However, I am proud that a local organization sends food home with my school’s needy students every Friday. School for Special Needs Adults Opens Business We are all very aware that some children have special needs. In elementary school we do all that we … Continue reading →