Three Arrowhead Union High School students have spoken out against a new electronic pass (or ePass) system that limits how many times students can use the bathroom during the school day and week.
The ePass system functions as an electronic hall pass that students must use to take bathroom breaks during school hours. Students are restricted to three bathroom visits per day and seven total visits per week.
“I feel like this system should not have been implemented,” said JP Moen, an Arrowhead student who addressed the school board about the issue.
Moen, a cross-country athlete, said the system penalizes him for staying hydrated for his sport.
“Say I drank a lot of water that day, and I try to go to the bathroom two periods in a row, you can’t go. It’s messed up,” Moen said…