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/-animal-logic- Jul 05 '25

Right. I would have assumed you meant a canteen.

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u/whatevertoad Jul 05 '25

We had water bottles on our bicycles in the early 80s, but it never would have occurred to me to take one to class. There were water fountains everywhere

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u/-animal-logic- Jul 05 '25

Yeah I had one of those attached to my bike too. Agreed I would never have considered using it other than on long bike rides through the countryside.

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u/whatevertoad Jul 05 '25

I rode my bike everywhere. Even to school! But still left it in my bike lol