Staff members and faculty should avoid taking children into the restroom. Grammar School students may be accompanied to the restroom for supervision and assistance when needed. However, the student should receive the minimum amount of assistance needed based upon their individual capabilities. If a staff member or faculty must go into the restroom to check on a child, they should:
- Seek out another person to accompany them.
- If another person is not available to accompany them, they should go to the exterior bathroom door, knock, and ask if the child needs assistance.
- If the child requires assistance, the faculty or staff member should leave the exterior bathroom door open when entering the bathroom area and try to verbally assist the child in completing their activities while the child remains behind the door of the bathroom stall.
- Any assistance with the straightening or fastening of garments should only be done in the presence of another staff or faculty member.