bathroom policy
For the health and safety of students and teachers it is important to be familiar with our bathroom policy for students who attend classes without a parent.
Teachers and assistants are only responsible for
- escorting students to and from the bathroom when necessary
- ensuring quiet, respectful behaviour while in the bathroom
- ensuring students wash their hands
When necessary, with younger students, teachers and assistants, with student permission, may also assist with
- helping with buttons & zippers both on and off
- helping a child on to and off of a toilet and then leaving the stall
Teachers and assistants are NOT required to:
- assist with bathroom hygiene (ex//wiping)
- change diapers or pull ups
When in the bathroom teachers and assistants
- stand outside the stall unless a child requires help
- if a child requires help the teacher or assistant will ask “Do you need help?” before entering the stall
If a child has an accident teachers and assistants should, when necessary:
- ask child if you can help them with their clothing
- assist child out of wet clothing while wearing gloves
- deposit wet clothing into plastic bag and tie up
- put plastic bag in child’s backpack
- help child into clean, dry clothing (parent provided)
- inform parent at the end of the class of the accident
If a child is not prepared with an extra set of clothing a teacher or assistant can:
- borrow clothing from lost and found
- or if there is no lost and found clothing, call the parent to inform them of the accident and that the child will need dry clothing delivered.