School’s plan to use toilet chaperones puts pupils at risk, says campaigner

• School toilet supervision policies may pose safeguarding risks to pupils, as chaperone systems could increase vulnerability to abuse or inappropriate contact during private moments
• Surveillance-based behavioural management strategies (such as toilet escorts) lack evidence for effectiveness and may breach pupils' dignity and privacy rights
• Healthcare professionals should be aware of potential mental health impacts on young people subject to invasive monitoring, including anxiety and toileting avoidance behaviours

Some pupils will have to be escorted to the toilet over vandalism and attendance problems.

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