The four largest school districts in Maryland have implemented a state policy requiring teachers to provide potty training to children up to age 5 as taxpayer-funded “pre-K for all” expands among low-income families.
Maryland is the only state that directs teachers to assist students in toilet training. New York allows school districts to designate whether aides, nurses or teachers provide such assistance.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which includes the state capital of Annapolis, became the latest to enforce the policy in May. It’s Maryland’s fourth-largest district, with roughly 84,000 students…