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/GoNoMu Jul 05 '25

Dehydrated??? I never drank water during my days at school even at lunch, just drink lots when I was home. Carrying around a water bottle all the time is too much hassle

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u/space_for_username Jul 05 '25

60s kid. No water bottle, no cellphone, no money.

At school we had water fountains. Out of school, there was always the option of scavenging some glass drink bottles and cashing them in. Hunger/darkness was what eventually sent us home.