The Restroom Laws Movement

So far, over the past month, I have emailed 450 out of 500 school districts (ten in each state), asking them if they provide any regulations for teachers when they determine the appropriate time to grant a student permission to use the restroom. To date, 87 have replied with basically the same answer: there are no [...]

If you’re confused, please read the previous post. I have sent emails to the State Department of Education located each of the 50 US states, along with Washing D.C., American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. I asked them all the same question:

Does the State Department of Education provide any regulations regarding student access to toilet [...]

So I’ve decided to put together a presentation about a major discrepancy in the United States Federal government. It turns out that OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), a division of DOL (Department of Labor) places regulations on most employers to ensure that people in the workplace — including teachers at public schools — will [...]

On August 14th we will have a booth for the Restroom Laws Movement at the Pride Day Festival in Eugene, Oregon, at Alton Baker Park. The event runs from 12-7PM. We will be handing out copies of the open letter, and chatting with folks about the movement. You can find the booth near the beer [...]

Cognitive dissonance is commonly defined as an uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. That uncomfortable feeling has been used throughout history to control people. The requirement for students to ask permission to use the restroom at a school in the compulsory education system is full of contradictions. Compulsory education means education required [...]

The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration provides the necessary regulations to ensure that people in the work place will not suffer the adverse health effects that can result if toilets are not available(1) when needed. The agency mandated to protect the public’s health outside of the work place, the Department of Health and Human Services, [...]

I made some changes to the Restroom Laws open letter today. It’s a little shorter and better organized. Check it out!

We have a compulsory education system in the United States of America, which means that you are required by law to be educated within a specified range of standards. If you cannot receive an approved education at home, then you are sent to a school. If you are required to ask to use the restroom [...]

I’m interested in starting a parent-group network to connect parents to each other and lend each other support in the Restroom Laws Movement. Parents are extremely vital to the movement. Many students, mostly in elementary and middle school, do not know how to advocate for themselves and seriously need adults who can back them up. [...]

Last week, on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, my wife Aradia, and I, stood at the corner in front of the transit station next to the public library in Eugene, Oregon. I held a sign that said “RESTROOM LAWS MOVEMENT” and talked to people while Aradia handed out several copies of my open letter ‘Restroom Laws’. [...]

Sorry for the delays on content here, the site crashed a couple times due to bugs and I’ve had to set up the whole site several times now. But, seriously, things should be moving forward now.

Thanks for your patience!
Brandon R. Farmer