I would talk to the parents about this, see what the child is like at home.
If he goes just as frequently at home then I would say it's time for a doctor visit to rule out anything medical.
A long time ago (when I was 20) I worked at a daycare center. We had one kindergarten kid that frequently used the bathroom. The parents actually approached me about the issue because the school he went to had voiced their concerns. A doctors appointment didn't yield anything, he was in perfect health. The parents talked to him and he didn't say a thing. Finally I decided to have a heart to heart with him.
It took a while for him to open up, but when he finally did he told me his story. Apparently, during pre-school, he had had an accident. The other kids were very cruel about it. They teased him, called him a baby, all the worst things that you can say to a child. After that he started going to the bathroom more often because he wanted to avoid having another accident.
Sadly this seemed to become a habit. He'd actually worry about it so much that he really did feel he needed to go even when he didn't.
I have no way of knowing if this is going on with the child in your class, but a meeting with the parents, ruling out anything medical, and then talking to the child would probably get to the bottom of this.
I hope it all works out.
Good luck.
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