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Thousands of people are supporting calls that would see school rules changed across the UK. A petition is quickly garnering signatures, urging the Government to "make it mandatory for schools to allow students to go to the toilet at all times throughout the school day". At the time of publication, it had around 9,800 signatures - and will receive a Government response it this number reaches 10,000. Petition creator Kerry Sutton wants leaders to: "Make it mandatory for schools to allow students to go to the toilet at all times throughout the school day when they need to and do not lock toilets so that they aren’t accessible during certain times of the day." Ms Sutton adds: "We believe some children’s mental and physical health is being affected by not allowing them to access a toilet during school lessons and even break times. We think some children are limiting how much they drink during the day so they don’t have to go to toilet and some girls are struggling with menstruation where access to use the toilet may be denied to them during certain times of the day. "We think children are being punished for using the toilet when they need to. We're concerned that this can happen in the year 2025." There is currently no law stopping schools from locking toilets at certain times of the day. If the petition reaches 100,000 signatures, it will be debated in Parliament.
