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No More Permission to Pee

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Originally published August 2014

By Chad A. Donohue

“Can I go to the bathroom?”

I’ve been thinking about this common question, asked so often by children in schools all across the nation. Certainly, it makes sense for very young students to ask for permission to use the restroom. It isn’t using the restroom that is an issue, it is being out of the classroom. I get that. Teachers need to know where their little ones are at all times.

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Chad Donohue is a middle school English teacher in Monroe, WA. He also teaches university courses in composition and public speaking.

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Chad Donohue is a middle school English teacher in Monroe, WA. He also teaches university courses in composition and public speaking.

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