twoshedsjackson Wed 18-Dec-19 17:31:42

This is not a new problem. At junior school, I used to nip home at lunchtime, unknown to working parents, also making a cup of tea while I was about it. The toilet blocks were outside, open to the sky, and had no locks. One little horror used to run through banging the doors open; I hated it. Finally rumbled when I was late for afternoon registration; I wasn't supposed to leave the premises at lunchtime. Security was slacker in those days.

At my naice girls' grammar school,, I learned to last all day as the toilets were not pleasant. I have a lifelong problem with remembering to drink enough water, as I trained myself not to fill up, so to speak.

The "open plan" sounds like a good idea.