Bathroom Breaks
Younger Students
Each student is required to ask permission. One boy and one girl is allowed (unless emergencies). I have a girls' pass and a boys' pass hung by velcro at the exit door. Above the pass on a shelf each gender has a sanitizer bottle for their use. When they leave for the restroom the pass goes on the shelf by the sanitizer, they are to do their business, wash hands and return to class. I encourage the use of hand sanitizer! When they return they are to replace the bathroom pass on the velcro. I would like to suggest taking a trip and showing the younger kids where the restroom is for media class, this alleviates many problems!
Older Students
I have a sign-out sheet on a clip board. Students don't even ask to go to the bathroom because I don't want them to interrupt my instruction. They know only one person is allowed to go at a time, and they know the routine: sign out with the time they left, take a pass, go, sign back in with the time and come back to the task at hand. It works pretty well. If kids are going too often I have a record of it and how long they are spending in the bathroom. I can talk to them about it later.
Younger Students
Each student is required to ask permission. One boy and one girl is allowed (unless emergencies). I have a girls' pass and a boys' pass hung by velcro at the exit door. Above the pass on a shelf each gender has a sanitizer bottle for their use. When they leave for the restroom the pass goes on the shelf by the sanitizer, they are to do their business, wash hands and return to class. I encourage the use of hand sanitizer! When they return they are to replace the bathroom pass on the velcro. I would like to suggest taking a trip and showing the younger kids where the restroom is for media class, this alleviates many problems!
Older Students
I have a sign-out sheet on a clip board. Students don't even ask to go to the bathroom because I don't want them to interrupt my instruction. They know only one person is allowed to go at a time, and they know the routine: sign out with the time they left, take a pass, go, sign back in with the time and come back to the task at hand. It works pretty well. If kids are going too often I have a record of it and how long they are spending in the bathroom. I can talk to them about it later.