Pupils protest over toilet rules: why school responses should consider children’s rights

Many people across the UK have been protesting in 2023. Teachers on strike over pay and working conditions marched through London with placards and listened to speeches on March 15. Protests against the government’s illegal migration bill took place in Glasgow, London and Cardiff.

Young people have also been protesting at a number of schools. One issue has been school rules that they claim stops them from going to the toilets during lessons.