Teachers: How would you react if one of your students had a bowel movement on themself during class?

Question

I teach second grade. We had a substitute today because I had a training on the base. Anyhow, one of the kids in my class who is lactose intolerant had a bowel movement on himself and from what I've heard from the teacher next door to me, the sub complete FREAKED OUT.

She started yelling at my student and got really frantic. She had the student clean up the diarrhea (even though his pants were covered in mess) before letting him go to the nurse.

I've never had this situation happen to me before, so I'm not sure how I would have reacted or if she acted appropiately.

Answer 1

This is the most traumatic and heartbreaking moment in the child's life. A room full of peers knowing and smelling an accident haunts the child for life.

The sub did not handle it appropriately, nor did she take any compassion on the poor soul that has to carry this memory around forever.

As a teacher's aid, I would immediately rush all students to the door and escort them out and away from the situation. After the room is clear and the accident victim has reached the washroom, contact the custodian for cleanup. Then contact the child's home or parents' work to pickup child or to bring fresh clothing. The children who have left are away from the situation and if they ask questions or pass gossip, the victim can say that they "got sick", which they did, and had to run to the washroom.

No lies necessary and the quick motion to resolve has left little time for student ridicule or embarrassing questions.

Answer 2

I'm not a teacher, but I'd like to think I'd do everything I could do minimize the humiliation for the student, while helping him to clean up the situation as fast and quietly as I could. I would probably try to get the other kids out of the class, somehow. I sat near a kid in high school that crapped his pants, and to this day, 30-some years ago, that's the only thing I remember about that kid.

Answer 3

I don't think she acted appropriate. Since she is a substitude teacher she would not have known what the student is lactose intolerant. But stil this is not profesional behavior.
I would have taken the student out of class and clean up it up. I would make as little fuss about it. Also I would send the student to the nurse and gave him a pair of clean clothes. (I hope you have extra clothes for students at your school.) I have had many occasions that my students wet their pants and they need dry clothes. I don't think I would have let the student clean it up since when a student vomits you don't let the student clean it up either. There is obvious a medical condition with a student who gets alsudden diarhia and cannot make it on time to the bathroom.
My suggestion stay calm, clean it up as fast as you can and talk to the student as soon it is cleaned up to check if we can prevent this from happening again.

Answer 4

Hi

The substitute teacher didn't respond appropriately to that situation. The child was probably already scared and embarrassed, and yelling at him and making him clean it up didn't make it any better. She should have just reassured him that he was going to be OK and then take him to the nurse. He's probably gonna be teased about that for years.

Answer 5

The sub not only acted inappropriately, she acted in a very immature manner. Any adult should have handled the situation in a calmer manner, regardless of their feelings about the incident.
I really feel sorry for the poor child!

Answer 6

I teach high school and little kid vomit and poo gross me out. She's a sub! I'm sure she had no idea how to react! I would have used my call button to call the nurse and would have told her to bring towels when she came. I would have told the kid "it's ok-we'll get it taken care of" and would try to calm the class down.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

i'd get them to call their parents to bring them some more clothes or send them home to bathe.