Kids brushing teeth at school?

Has anyone ever had a problem with the teachers of your children not allowing your child to brush their teeth after lunch ... I have not had this problem before my daughter was in pre-k and kindergarten and they did not have a problem with her excusing herself after lunch to go brush her teeth now this year she is in 1st grade and she says the teacher is not allowing her to brush her teeth and she is not allowed to go to the restroom unless it is a group bathroom time .. does anyone know if it is unallowed for children to brush their teeth after lunch at school or is this just a classroom policy .. i am wanting to write the teacher a note but i am unsure ... i havnt had this problem before with the past years in school or in her daycare that she attends during the summer.

Kids brushing teeth at school?
I would talk to the teacher.....nicely. If you start off antagonistically, you won't get anywhere. She may have a really good reason why. Maybe they do math right after lunch and she doesn't want your daughter to miss the first 5 minutes every day. Maybe the bathroom is down a long hallway and the first graders aren't allowed to go by themselves. If it's a reason like this, I don't think there's much you can do. You can't expect a teacher to cater to one child when there's 20 more in the room. BUT if she's just being difficult, you'll know when she can't give you a good reason. Then you may be justified in pushing the issue.





Most kids have recess after lunch. If your daughter does, maybe she could brush her teeth during recess. You could put her toothbrush and paste into her lunchbox.
Reply:Well the only time anyone has wanted to brush their teeth after lunch at my school is because they have braces... That's why I brush my teeth during school... But them not letting your child do so is very odd..
Reply:ummm well if your daughter has braces then i think its a good idea to brush her teeth after lunch that what they did at my school, but if u feel unhappy and it is a MUST have for your child to brush her teeth then go ahead and write the note or go up to the school
Reply:ask the principal, and if it's some kind of asinine rule, go to the school board and demand that the rule be changed
Reply:The first graders are probably not allowed to go to the bathroom alone for safety reasons (I would guess that the bathroom is much farther away than it was in preschool and pre-k) so I can see why a special trip for your daughter to brush her teeth can't really happen. The teacher isn't going to change around the whole class' schedule just so your daughter can brush her teeth after lunch. It's nice that she is in the habit of doing that (good for her teeth obviosuly) but most kids do NOT brush their teeth at school which is why there isn't a time scheduled to do so.





Maybe she could wait to brush her teeth until her class does make a trip to the bathroom or just wait until she gets home from school. I really wouldn't reccomend making a big deal out of this to the school.
Reply:Well when I went to school, we all HAD to brush our teeth after lunch...the whole class had brushes and everything LOL.





I don't know how they organize lunch at her school, but I assume they eat first and then go play. She can have her tooth brush in her lunch box and go to the bathroom to brush her teeth after she eats and before she goes to play that way it doesn't take class time.





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Reply:i brushed my teeth at school when i was younger and talk to the principal
Reply:As a teacher, I know that it is hard to corral 20 plus children, and for safety reasons, the teacher may not feel comfortable letting your child go by herself. She is also missing part of teaching time. I would stick to the two times a day brushing or have her brush when she gets home instead. You do not want to make a big deal and make you child feel uncomfortable about it. When a child enters school, there are some rules they will have to abide by and it is really impossible to bend the rules for each individual need. I commend her for having such great brushing habits though.





I do allow my students (5th grade) to brush their teeth if needed but usually it is because of braces. They can go to the bathroom on their own fairly safely.



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