AN Irish mum has told her son to "urinate on his school chair" if he's not allowed to go to the bathroom during a class.

The woman - known only as Joanne - reckons the rules in her son's school are "ridiculous".

1 Joanne says toilet breaks are not allowed during some classes Credit: Getty - Contributor

She told how he this morning claimed he was thrown out of the class because he had a sore throat and he tried to take a drink of water.

Joanne says she met with the principal before Christmas about their strict regulations.

The mum claims notes are needed to go to the toilet, take a drink or prescribed medication during a class.

They are also not allowed to wear a school crested jacket while in school.

She told RTE One's Joe Duffy: "They're not allowed take a drink during class.

"They have to have a note to use the bathroom during class, I mean these are ridiculous like."

Pupils are not allowed to go to the toilet during class because the school say they are meeting up with other pupils from other classes in the toilets.

There are over 400 pupils in this school but while some teachers allow toilet breaks others do not, including a double class which can last up to two hours.

She said: "I've had this issue, I went in and they told me he should be able to control his bladder and his bowel.

"That he shouldn't need to go in class. But the issue there is, if they try to go to the toilet between classes they're late for the next class so they're still in trouble."

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Asked what she told her son, Joanne said: "I told my son when it happened, next time urinate on the chair and they won't refuse you next time."

Joanne also revealed the boy was previously suspended for leaving class to use the bathroom.

She added: "My son, the time over the bathroom break, he walked out of class to go to the toilet, he got suspended because he left the classroom.

"He kept asking to go to the toilet and the teacher eventually said he was being disruptive and cheeky and put him out. He was suspended then for two days.

"I went down to the school and got the explanation that the students should be able to control themselves and there was no need for toilet breaks."

She said she was told "students arrange to meet each other in the bathrooms at a certain time and then they both look to get out of class at that time during class."

Joanne added: "I asked was my son known to do this, they said 'no'. I asked was he known to regularly ask to go to the toilet and they said 'no'."