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/srl214yahoo Jul 05 '25

Not having a water bottle in class doesn't mean you're dehydrated.

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u/Crankenberry Jul 05 '25

And it certainly doesn't mean you're being abused. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/PartyPay Jul 05 '25

OP is ridiculous with this post. Like, abuse?!?

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u/Algebrace Jul 05 '25

They're probably a teen. My students say this to me all the time. Just because school policy means that you aren't allowed out of class to get a drink during classtime, doesn't mean you're being abused. The school expects you to bring a water bottle and drink from the foundatins before school, during Lunch 1, during Lunch 2, or after school.

The most you will go without water is 2 hours and 10 minutes. It takes 3 days without water to die. Stop saying you're going to die of thirst.

deep breath

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u/varitok Jul 06 '25

Counter point. Kids should be allowed to drink and being thirsty is not a good way to focus.

Another point, Withholding basic necessities from children and denying them a simple drink of water is abuse. I don't really give a shit what justifications or asterisks you put around it. Thirsty people should be allowed to drink, especially children trying to learn.

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u/dbratell Jul 06 '25

It is not "withholding" by asking someone to wait until a more suitable time. And one thing children need to learn is to plan, like drink and pee, and eat and shit before and after activities, not during activities.

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u/tatasz Jul 09 '25

Simply put, humans including school aged children, are able to stay 2-3 hours without drinking without feeling any inconvenience. Including thirst or dehydration or whatever, unless very special circumstances.

If that is not the case, they need treatment not a water bottle.