Why? Punishments

[custardbear]

Hi
Can I have some insight please. At my DD senior school, year 7, some pupils were messing around and teachers told the whole year that they were all missing last break for two days. Then because some of the kids hid in the toilets, they locked the toilets and told them anyone found in the toilets would be in detention. They didn't get a
Chance them to use the toilets between lessons and the toilets are locked during lesson times, then again after school finishes so my child couldn't go to the toilet beyond lunch for two days
What's that all about, is toilet punishment a thing at schools?!

The only reason I can think of that a school might lock the toilets at certain times is because they were being damaged. Is that what happened during the 'messing around'?

I’ve heard of toilets being locked during lesson times due to damage / vandalism.

I would hope the toilets would be open before lessons, during break, lunch and straight after last lesson.

The are not being punished by not being allowed to go to the toilet. They can go during break and lunchtime and during changeover is that correct? So the longest they are not able to use the loo is the length of one lesson? The toilets are being locked to prevent vandalism, truants hiding in there and I would also think concerns about multiple students squeezing into small cubicles is a very serious health and safety risk at this time.

We had to do similar in my school last year as toilets were being constantly vandalized, smoked in, water pipes were pulled off the wall, sinks blocked up with toilet paper. It really is not fair on the nice, well behaved students and it is incredibly unfair for the caretaking and cleaning staff. The money that gets wasted on this sort of mindless behaviour makes my blood boil.