It will depend on the teacher, the school and the school district as policies will vary. There is a fine line that has to be looked at. How often is enough? How often is too much? Where do you draw the line? Does it depend on the age of the child? This is one area you will never have everyone's agreement on.
People obviously need to use the bathroom, and you can't always regulate when you might have the need. However, teachers will often have students who will ask to leave numerous times and not really be leaving to use the toilet. Sometimes they are meeting friends, sometimes they are causing trouble, sometimes they are hoping to skip out on work they don't want to do, always they are missing out on learning.
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