A mum has been left "livid" with her daughter's school after they banned students from leaving lessons to go to the toilet. As temperatures continue to soar, Melanie Hennessy's advice to her daughter Daisy had been to drink plenty water throughout the school day.
However, strict rules at Outwood Academy in Redcar, Yorkshire, meant that the student, 12, had to wait over an hour before she could use the bathroom. The school said that the rule was in place to "minimise any disruption to learning" - meaning that pupils could only leave class with a special pass or teacher's note.
Mrs Hennessy said that Daisy had a condition that would have exempted her but refused to pay for a letter from the doctor. The furious mother said: "Whether she has a medical condition or not, if she needs the toilet she should be able to go", Wales Online reports.
