Parent & Student Handbook - Independence Charter School

Bathroom Use
School safety for students includes planning how and when bathrooms may be used by students.
Lower School (K-4)
• Each K-4 th grade teacher will schedule a classroom bathroom time. This is a time where the
teacher and/or assistant will escort the class in groups or as a whole to the basement bathrooms.
• Kindergarten students will use the in-class bathrooms whenever possible.
• Students on the 1 st floor (K-2) will be sent with a same gender partner to the floor bathrooms
between 9:00 – 2:00. Students may use the floor bathrooms twice per day. Students will be
reminded that they must use the basement bathroom before they come to class in the morning
and during lunch (not recess).
• Students on the 2 nd floor (3-5) will be sent to the bathroom individually. No more than one
student will be sent to the floor bathrooms at a time. Students may use the floor bathrooms once
per day. (Staff will provide for emergency situations.)
• Between 2:00 and 3:00, students needing to use the bathroom will be sent in pairs (no more than
two) to the basement bathroom: no more than one boy pair and one girl pair at a time.
• ALL STUDENTS may use (and should be encouraged to use) the basement bathrooms during
arrival, during their lunch (not recess) and between 2:00 – 3:00.
• Students should not use the bathroom at dismissal. ALL bathrooms will be locked during
dismissal.
Middle School (5 – 8)
• 5 th – 8 th grade students may use the floor bathrooms twice per day. Every time a child uses the
bathroom, s/he must use a bathroom pass issued by their teacher and must sign the bathroom log
located in their classroom.
• No more than one student may be sent to the floor bathrooms at a time.
• ALL STUDENTS may use (and should be reminded to use) the basement bathrooms during
arrival and during their lunch (not recess).
• Students may not use the bathroom at dismissal time. ALL bathrooms will be locked during
dismissal.
***Some students may have a note from their physician stating that they be allowed to use the bathroom
whenever necessary. This note must be delivered by parents to the nurse. These students will be allowed
to use the bathroom as necessary. If this becomes an issue, parents should speak to the nurse about their
concerns.***
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