Teacher punished first graders with a bathroom ban, Texas officials say. She’s fired

BY KATE LINDERMAN
DECEMBER 06, 2024 4:22 PM

A first grade teacher punished her students for losing a bathroom pass by not allowing them to use the restroom, according to Texas school officials and local news outlets.

The bathroom ban caused multiple accidents on Dec. 4 in the Bartlett Elementary classroom in Conroe, school officials told KHOU.

The teacher, whose name was not disclosed by the school, was fired on Dec. 6, officials said in a statement to McClatchy News.

The teacher told parents that the students lost restroom privileges because they lost a “restroom badge” in the hallway, KHOU reported. … The teacher was immediately removed from the classroom when administrators learned of the ban, officials said, according to news outlets.

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