'I got HER suspended': Teacher gets suspended after refusing to let student with accommodations go to the bathroom

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    Purple - "Teacher wouldn't let me use the restroom."
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    Font - Teacher wouldn't let me use the restroom, I got HER suspended The title explains it. To preface I have crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. This qualifies me as disabled and so starting when I first got sick in hs I was required accommodations by state law. Being disabled was hard and pretty complicated since after being diagnosed with IBD I started getting various other health issues ranging from kidney issues to neurological issues to fibromyalgia. My school was very reasonable, and
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    Font - The following year I was doing alright. Then second semester one of my teachers left and the new one was a complete monster. She refused to teach with the textbook and used wikipedia instead. Wouldn't give us any tests or practice for the AP exam we were due to take, I was very frustrated and felt unprepared. She absolutely loathed me since I had a little pink pass that allowed me to take my meds in class, go to the nurse as needed, and have unlimited restroom breaks. She thought I was a
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    Font - One day I had just gotten in from a doctor's appointment and rushed into her class. I asked to go to the restroom and said I'd be right back. She said no. Well asking is just a formality. All of the teachers get emails about the disabled students and know about their accommodations. So I told her, "I need to go to the restroom, I'm going."
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    Font - As I left she groaned something about me always wasting class time and faking it. I picked up my stuff and took it with me. I went to the restroom. Then I went downstairs to my Dean's office. I signed in and when he came out to get me I told him about her attitude and how she refused to let me use my accommodations so I came here. I simply told him that they should let her know that she's required to let me leave the class for a reason and I have medical paperwork to back that up.
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    Font - He apologized profusely and called the teacher. He told her that he was sending a substitute to her room and he wanted to speak with her. Then he called for a substitute teacher on his walkie talkie. She arrived at his office looking very displeased to say the least. He sent me out of the room and I waited in the lobby for I think 20 minutes. Once she left he had her stop at the desk to fill out some paperwork. He brought me back into the office to fill out paperwork too about what had ha
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    Font - To my knowledge she was suspended bc she opened them up to a potential lawsuit. Blatantly denying a disabled student their accommodations is against the law here, and the school didn't tolerate it one bit. I will admit I do feel a little bad, but I don't take any when it comes to my body and my diseases.
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    Rectangle - Aninerd_13. She did that to herself and she deserves any consequences that comes her way if she continues this path. 3.1k Reply Share
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    Font - [deleted] One of the first things she told the class was she wasn't gonna let us go to the bathroom because, "The human body can go over 8 hours holding urine without permanently damaging itself" 1.8k Reply Share
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    Font - BlondathonThe1st As a teacher, she's an embarrassment. 112 Reply Share
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    Font - Icy-Outlandishness-5 3 yr. ago . What a B!!! As a teacher I always let my students go to the restroom. They can go anytime. They don't even have to ask. They take the pass and go. If I notice they're going more than usual I will take them aside and have a conversation with them. I teach elementary school and understand little bladders can't hold a lot of liquid. That's just for gen ed kids. SPED kids have IEP's we must follow or we can be sued for not following the IEP (individual educati
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    Rectangle - wakingdreamland. 3 yr. ago From a fellow Crohnsie, you have my live and support. And good on you for standing up for yourself!
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    Font - TootsNYC 3 yr. ago One of those examples of why it's wrong for people to say "I got them fired" or "I don't want to get them fired." The employer decides. You were absolutely well- mannered in asking that she be instructed; but I'm pleased to see that (as far as I can tell) you don't have a lot of guilt about her getting suspended. You correctly point out that there is a serious risk-for the employer- and they have every right, and in fact a responsibility, to protect their organization f
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    Font - SNOL black_pot_no_kettle - 3 yr. ago How is she a teacher? Using Wikipedia instead of (not in addition to) textbooks? Like where are these awful teachers manufactured? I'm so sorry you had to deal with that. Please take care of yourself.. this stranger on the internet wishes you the bestest life possible.
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    Font - __teenie__ 3 yr. ago "I don't take any when it comes to my body and my diseases" Lol the irony - fellow sufferer of crohns Saying that, your teacher sounded like a right wagon. Mixture of a power trip and ignorance.
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    Font - smithcj5664 3 yr. ago Please do not waste your time feeling one bit sorry for this woman!! Your needs come first.

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