Teacher Refused To Let Her Student Go To The Toilet For No Reason And Disciplined Him When He Went Anyways

“He looked at me confused and left anyways. I was in disbelief.”

Ayoub

• Published in Interesting
• April 13, 2023

Each person has a negative story about a teacher from their childhood. Unfortunately, some teachers abuse their power and position and cause students to have traumatic experiences that last a lifetime.

Students allow their teachers to get away with some actions that seem perfectly unreasonable because they are adults and must know better. When no one calls you out on your negative, unfair behavior, you will never feel like you need to change. 

Most students feel powerless, especially when dealing with their teachers, and defending yourself can lead to terrible consequences. That's why most prefer ignoring the problem instead of facing it.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/notmystyle223 made a post on the r/AmItheAhole subReddit where she explained how she attempted to discipline a student after going to the restroom even though she disallowed him to do so. Everyone sided against the Redditor for how she behaved, including her husband, which made her doubt how she dealt with the situation, so decided to consult with the Reddit community. 

The Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to the user's post. Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post. 

Here's the original post by Reddit user u/notmystyle223:

OP considered the student's behavior 'disobedience' and called his mother.

Op was confused that everyone was siding against her, so she decided to consult with the Reddit community.

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/notmystyle223's post:

That call was completely unnecessary.

There are only a few scenarios where a student wouldn't be allowed out.

Some teachers are not reasonable at all.

Teachers are known for this kind of behavior.

How could anyone be this cruel?

OP didn't have a reason to behave the way she did.

“This reads that you denied him just cause you don't like him.”

She would probably ignore the Reddit community's feedback as well.

A teacher acting 'petty' can have serious health consequences.

If a policy doesn't make sense, it should be changed.

Op shouldn't allow her emotions to control her actions.

Teachers like OP are usually hated by their students.

“Obviously, you aren’t the type who genuinely cares and wants to help.”

OP was simply flexing her 'powers' on the student.

It's a little too late to change that.

“It reads as you really refused because you don't like the kid.”

Sometimes bathrooms are too crowded, and students don't have enough time.

OP didn't have a valid reason for disallowing her student to go to the restroom. She put herself in a no-win situation, especially after trying to 'discipline' the student by calling his mother.

There's a reason why everyone sided against her, and posting it on Reddit won't change that. If you enjoyed reading this, make sure to share it with your friends and check out similar content on our platform.

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