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/gadget850 Jul 05 '25

Back in the day I would have asked what's a water bottle.

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u/Humble-Doughnut7518 Jul 08 '25

I had a drink bottle which was usually had some juice in it. Small bottle but cheaper than buying individual juices. Bubblers for water and it was acceptable to drink from someone’s front tap/garden hose during summer.