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"health risk" <> "medical emergency"
I agree, but I was commenting on "it probably never could be". It could in fact be a medical emergency, even if the person doesn't know it. And it can lead to a medical emergency.
But if there is a policy in place that severely limits the amount of bathroom breaks a child can take (and we don't really know how often they are given the opportunity to take a break throughout the day at this school to begin with), then it can cause issues. Children are not adults. They don't think like adults, or even teenagers. These are 5-10 year olds. They don't necessarily understand what a bathroom emergency entails, despite what many adults may consider it to be. If it is at the point where they are going to have an accident, they probably aren't going to make it to the bathroom. But before that point, some students may not consider it to be an emergency exactly because children don't necessarily understand that in between point.
Can anyone describe to me exactly the point where having to pee becomes an "emergency" but where any child can still get to the restroom before they have an accident? What exactly does that feel like in descriptive terms?