School drama in Vienna: Pupils in their pants - teachers ignore need!

School drama in Vienna: Pupils in their pants - teachers ignore need!

In a worrying incident at the Liselotte-Hansen-Schmidt education campus in Vienna, it was recently reported that teachers closed the toilets for students during a break. A 13-year-old student could not reach the toilet due to this measure and had to pee into his pants. The incident heavily stressed the boy like his mother to explained. She described the humiliating situation when her son was waiting in front of her in the short trousers of a classmate while trying to pick him up. However, her complaint to the school management went without the desired support. The educational directorate commented on the incident and explained that the toilets were blocked due to hygiene problems, which caused the student to be embarrassed.

A similar incident occurred in Korbach, Hesse, where an eight -year -old student had to wet on the ground at school because his teacher did not let him on the toilet. Like 24hamburg.de reported the teacher repeated the request of the student, so that he finally urinated in front of the class. The mother raises severe allegations against the teacher, who, in her opinion, violated her duty to provide care, and is considering legal steps. The school admitted that the incident was unacceptable and, although the boy should usually go to the toilet without restrictions

Both cases raise concerns of concerns about teachers' duty of care. It becomes clear that further measures have to be taken to ensure that the needs of students are taken seriously and that such humiliating experiences are avoided. While the discussion about adequate behavior of teachers and internal school regulations continues, the question remains how such incidents can be prevented in the future.