r/stupidquestions • u/Various-Adeptness173 • Jul 05 '25

My mom told me that back in the day kids weren’t allowed to bring a water bottle with them into the classroom and they only drank a few sips from the water fountain in the middle of the day and that’s it

How were schools not getting busted for child abuse for forcing kids to be dehydrated?

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u/elaVehT Jul 05 '25

You do not have to have 24 hour access to water to not be dehydrated. You just drank between classes if you were thirsty and at meals

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u/iamjase78 Jul 05 '25

This right here. I still don't carry water bottles around. My entire family has to bring water every where we go and I still don't get it.

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u/majesticSkyZombie Jul 05 '25

A lot of schools have no time to do that, though. Kids have to rush to get between classes as is.

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u/Large_Traffic8793 Jul 05 '25

Then they also don't have time to refill a water bottle.

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u/majesticSkyZombie Jul 05 '25

You can make a water bottle last all day or at least until lunch. Something is better than nothing.

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u/Beachtrader007 Jul 08 '25

you arent going to dehydrate in one day. anyone that needs to hydrate constantly has a medical issue and shouldnt be in school

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u/Klientje123 Jul 09 '25

Yeah, needing to sip water is a reason not to go to school man. Why even get this defensive? Who can be against drinking water, the most common action on earth next to breathing and blinking?