Welcome to a session of the Toilet Violations Punishment Committee (TVPC) – this writer’s favorite fantasy. The story takes place in a high school not unlike other high schools. In this high school, however, there are strict rules regarding the toileting behavior of the school’s female students. Those who break the school toilet rules (including the rules against going to the bathroom in your pants) are brought before the TVPC to have their cases heard and their punishment given out if they are guilty. Meetings of the TVPC are called to order at 3:10 PM each school day in the TVPC meeting room – Room 222 of the high school. It should be noted that where this story takes place you need to be 18 in order to enter high school so all persons depicted, even though entirely fictional, are at least 18 years of age.
My name is Arnold Ziffel and I’m chairman of the TVPC. What follows are the summary minutes of the TVPC meeting of December 17, 2012.
I’m disappointed to see that the first girl to face the Toilet Violations Punishment Committee (TVPC) this afternoon is Barbara, a sweet and likeable junior brunette. But while I am disappointed to see Barbara here, I’m certainly not surprised. This very pretty brunette has certainly had more than her share of toileting problems – Especially with going in her pants. And apparently she’s charged with that yet again today – The charge this time being brought by Miss Johnson, her English teacher.
“Panty-soiling again?” I ask Miss Johnson, as she comes to the podium with a tearful Barbara. “Well, not exactly,” she tells us. “She’s had an accident, alright,” the pretty English teacher explains, “But it’s not exactly in her panties that she did it.” Immediately, I know of what she speaks. When Barbara has toileting troubles, she has more to worry about than just the TVPC. The poor girl usually gets punished by her mom as well and her mom gets particularly angry when Barbara comes home from school with a mess in her panties.”
“Are you wearing a diaper, Barbara?” I ask the teary-eyed beauty, “Did you mess in a diaper this time?” Breaking down into tears even worse, Barbara just nods her head “yes.” It seems that Barbara’s mom has taken to making her daughter wear diapers when Barbara messes in her panties. “I’ve been in diapers since I messed in my panties in school last month,” she explains, “And now I’m going to be in them even longer because of this.” The poor girl goes on to explain that with the mess she made in her panties in school in late November, her mom took away all her panties and has given her diapers instead. “I was given a whole month in diapers,” Barbara explains, “And if I can go a whole month without messing in the diaper, mom said she’d give me my panties back.” “But now I messed again today,” Barbara continues, as the tears really fall, “So I’m going to be in these stupid diapers for another month now.” “I hate these stupid diapers,” she says, “I just hate having to wear these stupid things – Especially to school.” Barbara begs us not to send a notice home to her mom about her accident, but even she knows that her plea is futile. TVPC rules require that a notice be sent home for all toilet violations. “I’m sorry, Barbara,” I tell her, “But you know that we have to send that notice home and you know your mom has to sign it.”
“I’m afraid there’s just no way around it, young lady,” I tell Barbara, “When you go in your panties or in your diaper, you’re just going to have to face the consequences.” “I know you don’t like using our school bathrooms, Barbara – Especially when it’s a bowel movement,” I continue, “But it looks like if you want to earn your regular underwear back, that’s exactly what you’re going to have to do.” “I know it must not be easy trying to deal with your bodily functions in school while wearing a diaper,” Miss Johnson chimes in, “But somehow you’re just going to have to do it.” “Somehow you’re just going to have to manage to go in the toilet when you need to,” she says, “Obviously I can’t just let you go in your pants even if you are wearing a diaper.” Barbara nods her head in acknowledgement of that. “It’s just hard,” she says, “It’s just really hard when you’re wearing a diaper.” The poor girl goes on to remind us of just how much she hates having her bowel movements in school under normal circumstances, but that’s its even harder when she’s wearing a diaper. “As bad as it was for me before, it’s even worse now,” she says, “People know that I’m wearing the diaper and they tease me about it.” “I could be on the toilet going and other girls can see through the cracks in the stall door,” she adds, “And they laugh at me and make comments to me about me having to wear the diaper.”
“Well, if that happens, the TVPC wants to know about it,” I tell Barbara, “We have strict rules about girls teasing other girls in the bathroom.” “You have the right to use the girls’ room in school without getting teased about it,” I explain, “If anyone is teasing you in the girls’ room you need to tell us and I assure you that they will be punished.” “And that goes for any teasing at all about your bodily functions or your diaper,” adds Mrs. Crabtree, a member of the TVPC, “It doesn’t even have to be in the girls’ room – Any teasing about your bathroom business is a violation of TVPC rules.” “That’s correct,” I interject, “If anyone is teasing you at all, report them and we will punish them.”
Moving on to Barbara’s punishment, I note that it’s her 3rd soiling offense of this school year. A quick check of TVPC rules confirms that there is no difference between a girl messing in her panties and a girl messing in a diaper. It’s a soiling offense either way and the same would be true if a girl were wearing no undergarments at all and messed in her jeans or other pants instead. Barbara also has other offenses on her school toilet record this year for Leaving school grounds for bathroom purposes (actually to hide a messing accident she had) and Being Late to Class for Bathroom Purposes. She’s done a lot worse in her high school career – She had 7 soiling offenses her freshman year and 4 soiling offenses last year as a sophomore, along with a lot of other toilet-related offenses – But the toilet violations this year are starting to pile up as well.
“Diapers or not, Barbara, you’ve really got to do your bowel movements in the girls’ room,” I tell her, “Obviously, you know that the more offenses you have, the worse your punishment is going to be. Accordingly, I sentence Barbara to 300 times of “I will not soil my panties in school again” and a full week of detention sitting on the toilet. That punishment is certainly not going to be a picnic for Barbara, but it’s facing her mom (and probably hearing her mom tell her that she’s got another month wearing a diaper) that has the poor girl the most worried.
I am indeed quite surprised to see the next girl to be called before the TVPC – Especially when I see that she is charged with a soiling offense as well. BLOSSOM is a bright and articulate senior honor student who, unlike Barbara, typically uses the girls’ room when she needs to. Though Blossom isn’t entirely immune to toilet violations – Including accidents – It’s not something we typically see from this pretty captain of our school’s academic team. In fact, it’s been over a year (specifically back in March of her sophomore year) when Blossom last had a panty-soiling offense. So, obviously, I’m quite surprised to see her with one now.
Blossom has pleaded “Guilty” to the offense – I wonder how she could do otherwise with that big bulge in the back of her loose fitting skirt – But has asked to explain herself. “This really wasn’t my fault,” Blossom says adamantly, “I know you hear that from a lot of girls who mess themselves, but this one really isn’t my fault.” “You know how good I am about using the girls’ room when I need to – You know that it’s not like me to go in my pants like this,” the articulate senior continues, “I know that I have to plead ‘Guilty’ under the rules, but this is definitely not my fault at all.” Obviously anticipating my next question, the very smart Blossom puts the blame for this squarely on her Science teacher, Dr. Flower. Dr. Flower, in whose class Blossom apparently had her accident, is here to charge her with the “panty-soiling” violation. Not surprisingly, she disagrees that Blossom’s accident is her fault. “You did the mess, Blossom, not me,” she tells her star pupil succinctly.
Blossom, however, has plenty more to say on the subject. She tells of Dr. Flower not letting her go to the girls’ room when she asked – Make that begged – for permission to go. “I told you that I had an emergency – I told you that I had to go really, really bad,” she tells her teacher, “But you still absolutely refused to let me go.” “It’s kind of like she wanted this to happen,” Blossom tells me, “It’s like Dr. Flower wanted me to mess in my panties.” After warning Blossom to be careful with her accusations, I remind her of something I’d have thought she already knew. “You know very well that you are responsible for your own bodily functions, Blossom,” I tell her, “You should know that teachers are under no obligation to excuse you from class to go to the girls’ room.” “If Dr. Flower wants to let her students go to the girls’ room on class time, obviously she can,” I remind Blossom, “But that’s entirely up to her.”
“Yes sir, but that’s just it, sir,” Blossom answers, “Dr. Flower does let her students go to the girls’ room during class – She just doesn’t let ME go to the girls’ room during class time.” Blossom goes on to explain that Dr. Flower seems to have a separate girls’ room policy just for her. “Today is lab day and we have a double period on lab day,” the articulate honor student explains further, “And on lab day she always lets us go to the girls’ room between periods.” “Everyone that is, except ME,” she points out, “I begged Dr. Flower for permission to go then, but she just made me sit in my seat and wait for everyone else to get back.” “And Dr. Flower also gives us 3 passes per month to use when we need them,” Blossom continues, “And I’ve never used a pass in her class – I have all 3 of them left.” “But still Dr. Flower just wouldn’t let me go,” the pretty senior points out. “I begged her to let me go to the girls’ room – I told her that I was about to mess in my panties if I didn’t go,” she goes on, “I told her that I still had passes left, but she still wouldn’t let me use one to go to the girls’ room.” “I wanted to just ran for the girls’ room and do it in the toilet anyway,” Blossom tells us, “But I know you can get 500 lines and a whole week of detention for that.” “Maybe it would have been worth it, not to have this big mess in my panties now,” she speculates.
“If you’re not going to let us go to the girls’ room that’s one thing,” Blossom tells Dr. Flower, “But at least tell us if that’s going to be the policy – It’s not right that you make me think you’ll let me go and then not let me.” “It’s not right that you let me depend on being able to go to the girls’ room during your class and then not let me go,” Blossom argues, “If I knew you weren’t going to let me go to the girls’ I wouldn’t have waited like I did – I would have rushed and gone between classes before I came to your class.” “But I didn’t have to do that since I had the break time in the middle of class to go and I had passes to use, too,” she explains, “But then I couldn’t go and I couldn’t wait and I ended up messing in my panties instead.” “Why you wouldn’t let me go to the girls’ room like everyone else?” Blossom asks, fighting back tears, “Why do you hate me?”
Dr. Flower, although taken aback a bit by Blossom’s pointed question, is quick to respond. “I don’t hate you Blossom – You’re one of the brightest Science students I’ve ever had,” she tells her, “In fact, you remind me of myself when I was your age.” As she says that, I can’t help but notice the resemblance between the 2 of them as well – I can easily see Blossom when she gets older looking exactly like Dr. Flower. “I’m hard on you in class, because I expect more of you,” Dr. Flower tells her star pupil. “But did you expect me not to ever have to go to the bathroom,” Blossom snipes back. “I don’t mind working hard in class – I really do like the class,” Blossom explains, “But I really do mind it when I end up going to the bathroom in my pants.” Her comment elicits a cheer from the detention section of the TVPC committee room. Here today – Serving detention for wetting her pants in detention with the principal 2 days ago – is Blossom’s close friend Six. She’s had more than her share of problems with Dr. Flower as well. “We don’t need any comments from you, Six,” I tell her, “And if I hear from you again there’s going to be consequences.
“I really hate it when a student doesn’t take responsibility for what she does,” Dr. Flower answers Blossom back, “Especially when it’s a student of your caliber, Blossom.” Blossom and I both look at Dr. Flower puzzled. “Don’t tell me that you don’t remember what happened last January,” she tells Blossom, “Don’t tell me that you don’t remember trying to flush your soiled panties down the toilet and making a mess of the girls’ room in the process.” “I know it was you, young lady,” the Science teacher goes on, “I had you in detention for a long time that afternoon and you were fighting practically the whole time trying to hold it in.” “And then about half an hour after I dismiss you, I go into the girls’ room across from my classroom and find that big mess in there,” she explains, “The toilet was clogged with the messy panties and there was mess all over the toilet seat and the toilet itself.” “It’s not like there were a lot of people around at that late hour, Blossom,” Dr. Flower explains further, “I don’t know who else it could have been besides you.” “Don’t you think it’s about time you admit that you did it and take responsibility for it?” she asks Blossom.
I can see Blossom roll her eyes at this accusation and it’s about all the usually easy-going and always mild-mannered honor student can do to keep her cool. “It wasn’t me,” she tells Dr. Flower adamantly, an uncharacteristic tinge of anger in her voice, “I told you that it wasn’t me then and it still isn’t me now.” “I didn’t mess in my panties, so I’d have no reason to try to flush them down the toilet,” Blossom argues, “I know I had to go really bad in detention, but I did make it to the toilet in time.” “No thanks to you,” she adds. “Yeah! No thanks to you,” Six shouts from her seat in detention. “You know you had me in detention that day, too, and you wouldn’t let me go the girls’ room, either,” she reminds Dr. Flower, “You made me wet my pants in detention that day.” “It’s cruel not to let girls go to the bathroom when they really have to go,” Six continues, “It’s cruel to make us go the bathroom in your pants.” “Maybe somebody should make that happen to you sometime,” Six rants on, “Maybe somebody should make you stay in class when you really have to go and you could see what that’s like.” “Maybe you should have to go the bathroom in your pants,” she continues, “I really hope that someday you end up going in your pants BOTH ways.”
“That’s it!” I yell at Six as I band my gavel and then point to the back of the room. “To the corner, young lady,” I tell the vociferous senior beauty, “You can spend the rest of your detention today in the corner facing the wall.” “And if I hear anything from you again, it’ll be a 500 times writing assignment,” I warn her. Actually, with all that she said, I probably should have given her 500 times right now, but I can kind of see her points. I’m quite frankly a little annoyed with Dr. Flower bringing up this whole matter with Blossom once again. And I’m more than a little annoyed that Dr. Flower seems to be taking out some sort of revenge on Blossom by denying Blossom her girls’ room passes.
“Blossom was found ‘Not Guilty’ of both charges that day,” I remind Dr. Flower, “She was found ‘Not Guilty’ of soiling her panties and, or course, ‘Not Guilty’ of trying to flush panties down the toilet.” “As far as the TVPC is concerned that matter is settled,” I tell Dr. Flower, a tinge of anger in my own voice. “Well, like I said, Blossom, I’m very disappointed that you won’t take responsibility for what you did,” Dr. Flower turns and tells the pretty and articulate honor student, “You would have had to go on toilet suspension for that and had to clean up the mess and probably had to do a writing punishment, too, but that would have all been over by now and your conscious would have been clear.” Blossom is about to answer back but I put up my hand to stop her. “The TVPC is continuing to investigate that matter,” I assure Dr. Flower, “And we certainly intend to find out who really made that mess in the girls’ room.” “Yeah, good luck with that!” she tells me sarcastically.
I certainly don’t appreciate the sarcasm and by now, I really wish I could send Dr. Flower to the corner alongside Six. But I can’t do that. And I can’t even do anything about her denying Blossom her girls’ room passes. As much as it angers me that Dr. Flower is taking out revenge on Blossom for something that she didn’t do, it’s still a matter of a teacher’s discretion whether to allow students to use the girls’ room during class time. “Unfortunately, I can’t help you with the issue of using the bathroom in Dr. Flower’s class,” I tell Blossom, “It’s still entirely up to the teacher whether or not a girl is allowed girls’ room passes on class time.” “I guess you’re just going to have to make other arrangements than to use the bathroom during Dr. Flower’s class,” I suggest to her, “I guess you’re just going to have to make sure to use the girls’ room before class if you need to.”
Fortunately, though, Blossom’s panty-soiling today is only her first offense of the school year. As such, she is entitled to get off with just a warning and no actual punishment. I guess that’s something, but Blossom still looks annoyed at having to deal with a load in her panties – an accident that really wasn’t her fault.
My name is Arnold Ziffel and I’m chairman of the TVPC. What follows are the summary minutes of the TVPC meeting of December 17, 2012.
I’m disappointed to see that the first girl to face the Toilet Violations Punishment Committee (TVPC) this afternoon is Barbara, a sweet and likeable junior brunette. But while I am disappointed to see Barbara here, I’m certainly not surprised. This very pretty brunette has certainly had more than her share of toileting problems – Especially with going in her pants. And apparently she’s charged with that yet again today – The charge this time being brought by Miss Johnson, her English teacher.
“Panty-soiling again?” I ask Miss Johnson, as she comes to the podium with a tearful Barbara. “Well, not exactly,” she tells us. “She’s had an accident, alright,” the pretty English teacher explains, “But it’s not exactly in her panties that she did it.” Immediately, I know of what she speaks. When Barbara has toileting troubles, she has more to worry about than just the TVPC. The poor girl usually gets punished by her mom as well and her mom gets particularly angry when Barbara comes home from school with a mess in her panties.”
“Are you wearing a diaper, Barbara?” I ask the teary-eyed beauty, “Did you mess in a diaper this time?” Breaking down into tears even worse, Barbara just nods her head “yes.” It seems that Barbara’s mom has taken to making her daughter wear diapers when Barbara messes in her panties. “I’ve been in diapers since I messed in my panties in school last month,” she explains, “And now I’m going to be in them even longer because of this.” The poor girl goes on to explain that with the mess she made in her panties in school in late November, her mom took away all her panties and has given her diapers instead. “I was given a whole month in diapers,” Barbara explains, “And if I can go a whole month without messing in the diaper, mom said she’d give me my panties back.” “But now I messed again today,” Barbara continues, as the tears really fall, “So I’m going to be in these stupid diapers for another month now.” “I hate these stupid diapers,” she says, “I just hate having to wear these stupid things – Especially to school.” Barbara begs us not to send a notice home to her mom about her accident, but even she knows that her plea is futile. TVPC rules require that a notice be sent home for all toilet violations. “I’m sorry, Barbara,” I tell her, “But you know that we have to send that notice home and you know your mom has to sign it.”
“I’m afraid there’s just no way around it, young lady,” I tell Barbara, “When you go in your panties or in your diaper, you’re just going to have to face the consequences.” “I know you don’t like using our school bathrooms, Barbara – Especially when it’s a bowel movement,” I continue, “But it looks like if you want to earn your regular underwear back, that’s exactly what you’re going to have to do.” “I know it must not be easy trying to deal with your bodily functions in school while wearing a diaper,” Miss Johnson chimes in, “But somehow you’re just going to have to do it.” “Somehow you’re just going to have to manage to go in the toilet when you need to,” she says, “Obviously I can’t just let you go in your pants even if you are wearing a diaper.” Barbara nods her head in acknowledgement of that. “It’s just hard,” she says, “It’s just really hard when you’re wearing a diaper.” The poor girl goes on to remind us of just how much she hates having her bowel movements in school under normal circumstances, but that’s its even harder when she’s wearing a diaper. “As bad as it was for me before, it’s even worse now,” she says, “People know that I’m wearing the diaper and they tease me about it.” “I could be on the toilet going and other girls can see through the cracks in the stall door,” she adds, “And they laugh at me and make comments to me about me having to wear the diaper.”
“Well, if that happens, the TVPC wants to know about it,” I tell Barbara, “We have strict rules about girls teasing other girls in the bathroom.” “You have the right to use the girls’ room in school without getting teased about it,” I explain, “If anyone is teasing you in the girls’ room you need to tell us and I assure you that they will be punished.” “And that goes for any teasing at all about your bodily functions or your diaper,” adds Mrs. Crabtree, a member of the TVPC, “It doesn’t even have to be in the girls’ room – Any teasing about your bathroom business is a violation of TVPC rules.” “That’s correct,” I interject, “If anyone is teasing you at all, report them and we will punish them.”
Moving on to Barbara’s punishment, I note that it’s her 3rd soiling offense of this school year. A quick check of TVPC rules confirms that there is no difference between a girl messing in her panties and a girl messing in a diaper. It’s a soiling offense either way and the same would be true if a girl were wearing no undergarments at all and messed in her jeans or other pants instead. Barbara also has other offenses on her school toilet record this year for Leaving school grounds for bathroom purposes (actually to hide a messing accident she had) and Being Late to Class for Bathroom Purposes. She’s done a lot worse in her high school career – She had 7 soiling offenses her freshman year and 4 soiling offenses last year as a sophomore, along with a lot of other toilet-related offenses – But the toilet violations this year are starting to pile up as well.
“Diapers or not, Barbara, you’ve really got to do your bowel movements in the girls’ room,” I tell her, “Obviously, you know that the more offenses you have, the worse your punishment is going to be. Accordingly, I sentence Barbara to 300 times of “I will not soil my panties in school again” and a full week of detention sitting on the toilet. That punishment is certainly not going to be a picnic for Barbara, but it’s facing her mom (and probably hearing her mom tell her that she’s got another month wearing a diaper) that has the poor girl the most worried.
I am indeed quite surprised to see the next girl to be called before the TVPC – Especially when I see that she is charged with a soiling offense as well. BLOSSOM is a bright and articulate senior honor student who, unlike Barbara, typically uses the girls’ room when she needs to. Though Blossom isn’t entirely immune to toilet violations – Including accidents – It’s not something we typically see from this pretty captain of our school’s academic team. In fact, it’s been over a year (specifically back in March of her sophomore year) when Blossom last had a panty-soiling offense. So, obviously, I’m quite surprised to see her with one now.
Blossom has pleaded “Guilty” to the offense – I wonder how she could do otherwise with that big bulge in the back of her loose fitting skirt – But has asked to explain herself. “This really wasn’t my fault,” Blossom says adamantly, “I know you hear that from a lot of girls who mess themselves, but this one really isn’t my fault.” “You know how good I am about using the girls’ room when I need to – You know that it’s not like me to go in my pants like this,” the articulate senior continues, “I know that I have to plead ‘Guilty’ under the rules, but this is definitely not my fault at all.” Obviously anticipating my next question, the very smart Blossom puts the blame for this squarely on her Science teacher, Dr. Flower. Dr. Flower, in whose class Blossom apparently had her accident, is here to charge her with the “panty-soiling” violation. Not surprisingly, she disagrees that Blossom’s accident is her fault. “You did the mess, Blossom, not me,” she tells her star pupil succinctly.
Blossom, however, has plenty more to say on the subject. She tells of Dr. Flower not letting her go to the girls’ room when she asked – Make that begged – for permission to go. “I told you that I had an emergency – I told you that I had to go really, really bad,” she tells her teacher, “But you still absolutely refused to let me go.” “It’s kind of like she wanted this to happen,” Blossom tells me, “It’s like Dr. Flower wanted me to mess in my panties.” After warning Blossom to be careful with her accusations, I remind her of something I’d have thought she already knew. “You know very well that you are responsible for your own bodily functions, Blossom,” I tell her, “You should know that teachers are under no obligation to excuse you from class to go to the girls’ room.” “If Dr. Flower wants to let her students go to the girls’ room on class time, obviously she can,” I remind Blossom, “But that’s entirely up to her.”
“Yes sir, but that’s just it, sir,” Blossom answers, “Dr. Flower does let her students go to the girls’ room during class – She just doesn’t let ME go to the girls’ room during class time.” Blossom goes on to explain that Dr. Flower seems to have a separate girls’ room policy just for her. “Today is lab day and we have a double period on lab day,” the articulate honor student explains further, “And on lab day she always lets us go to the girls’ room between periods.” “Everyone that is, except ME,” she points out, “I begged Dr. Flower for permission to go then, but she just made me sit in my seat and wait for everyone else to get back.” “And Dr. Flower also gives us 3 passes per month to use when we need them,” Blossom continues, “And I’ve never used a pass in her class – I have all 3 of them left.” “But still Dr. Flower just wouldn’t let me go,” the pretty senior points out. “I begged her to let me go to the girls’ room – I told her that I was about to mess in my panties if I didn’t go,” she goes on, “I told her that I still had passes left, but she still wouldn’t let me use one to go to the girls’ room.” “I wanted to just ran for the girls’ room and do it in the toilet anyway,” Blossom tells us, “But I know you can get 500 lines and a whole week of detention for that.” “Maybe it would have been worth it, not to have this big mess in my panties now,” she speculates.
“If you’re not going to let us go to the girls’ room that’s one thing,” Blossom tells Dr. Flower, “But at least tell us if that’s going to be the policy – It’s not right that you make me think you’ll let me go and then not let me.” “It’s not right that you let me depend on being able to go to the girls’ room during your class and then not let me go,” Blossom argues, “If I knew you weren’t going to let me go to the girls’ I wouldn’t have waited like I did – I would have rushed and gone between classes before I came to your class.” “But I didn’t have to do that since I had the break time in the middle of class to go and I had passes to use, too,” she explains, “But then I couldn’t go and I couldn’t wait and I ended up messing in my panties instead.” “Why you wouldn’t let me go to the girls’ room like everyone else?” Blossom asks, fighting back tears, “Why do you hate me?”
Dr. Flower, although taken aback a bit by Blossom’s pointed question, is quick to respond. “I don’t hate you Blossom – You’re one of the brightest Science students I’ve ever had,” she tells her, “In fact, you remind me of myself when I was your age.” As she says that, I can’t help but notice the resemblance between the 2 of them as well – I can easily see Blossom when she gets older looking exactly like Dr. Flower. “I’m hard on you in class, because I expect more of you,” Dr. Flower tells her star pupil. “But did you expect me not to ever have to go to the bathroom,” Blossom snipes back. “I don’t mind working hard in class – I really do like the class,” Blossom explains, “But I really do mind it when I end up going to the bathroom in my pants.” Her comment elicits a cheer from the detention section of the TVPC committee room. Here today – Serving detention for wetting her pants in detention with the principal 2 days ago – is Blossom’s close friend Six. She’s had more than her share of problems with Dr. Flower as well. “We don’t need any comments from you, Six,” I tell her, “And if I hear from you again there’s going to be consequences.
“I really hate it when a student doesn’t take responsibility for what she does,” Dr. Flower answers Blossom back, “Especially when it’s a student of your caliber, Blossom.” Blossom and I both look at Dr. Flower puzzled. “Don’t tell me that you don’t remember what happened last January,” she tells Blossom, “Don’t tell me that you don’t remember trying to flush your soiled panties down the toilet and making a mess of the girls’ room in the process.” “I know it was you, young lady,” the Science teacher goes on, “I had you in detention for a long time that afternoon and you were fighting practically the whole time trying to hold it in.” “And then about half an hour after I dismiss you, I go into the girls’ room across from my classroom and find that big mess in there,” she explains, “The toilet was clogged with the messy panties and there was mess all over the toilet seat and the toilet itself.” “It’s not like there were a lot of people around at that late hour, Blossom,” Dr. Flower explains further, “I don’t know who else it could have been besides you.” “Don’t you think it’s about time you admit that you did it and take responsibility for it?” she asks Blossom.
I can see Blossom roll her eyes at this accusation and it’s about all the usually easy-going and always mild-mannered honor student can do to keep her cool. “It wasn’t me,” she tells Dr. Flower adamantly, an uncharacteristic tinge of anger in her voice, “I told you that it wasn’t me then and it still isn’t me now.” “I didn’t mess in my panties, so I’d have no reason to try to flush them down the toilet,” Blossom argues, “I know I had to go really bad in detention, but I did make it to the toilet in time.” “No thanks to you,” she adds. “Yeah! No thanks to you,” Six shouts from her seat in detention. “You know you had me in detention that day, too, and you wouldn’t let me go the girls’ room, either,” she reminds Dr. Flower, “You made me wet my pants in detention that day.” “It’s cruel not to let girls go to the bathroom when they really have to go,” Six continues, “It’s cruel to make us go the bathroom in your pants.” “Maybe somebody should make that happen to you sometime,” Six rants on, “Maybe somebody should make you stay in class when you really have to go and you could see what that’s like.” “Maybe you should have to go the bathroom in your pants,” she continues, “I really hope that someday you end up going in your pants BOTH ways.”
“That’s it!” I yell at Six as I band my gavel and then point to the back of the room. “To the corner, young lady,” I tell the vociferous senior beauty, “You can spend the rest of your detention today in the corner facing the wall.” “And if I hear anything from you again, it’ll be a 500 times writing assignment,” I warn her. Actually, with all that she said, I probably should have given her 500 times right now, but I can kind of see her points. I’m quite frankly a little annoyed with Dr. Flower bringing up this whole matter with Blossom once again. And I’m more than a little annoyed that Dr. Flower seems to be taking out some sort of revenge on Blossom by denying Blossom her girls’ room passes.
“Blossom was found ‘Not Guilty’ of both charges that day,” I remind Dr. Flower, “She was found ‘Not Guilty’ of soiling her panties and, or course, ‘Not Guilty’ of trying to flush panties down the toilet.” “As far as the TVPC is concerned that matter is settled,” I tell Dr. Flower, a tinge of anger in my own voice. “Well, like I said, Blossom, I’m very disappointed that you won’t take responsibility for what you did,” Dr. Flower turns and tells the pretty and articulate honor student, “You would have had to go on toilet suspension for that and had to clean up the mess and probably had to do a writing punishment, too, but that would have all been over by now and your conscious would have been clear.” Blossom is about to answer back but I put up my hand to stop her. “The TVPC is continuing to investigate that matter,” I assure Dr. Flower, “And we certainly intend to find out who really made that mess in the girls’ room.” “Yeah, good luck with that!” she tells me sarcastically.
I certainly don’t appreciate the sarcasm and by now, I really wish I could send Dr. Flower to the corner alongside Six. But I can’t do that. And I can’t even do anything about her denying Blossom her girls’ room passes. As much as it angers me that Dr. Flower is taking out revenge on Blossom for something that she didn’t do, it’s still a matter of a teacher’s discretion whether to allow students to use the girls’ room during class time. “Unfortunately, I can’t help you with the issue of using the bathroom in Dr. Flower’s class,” I tell Blossom, “It’s still entirely up to the teacher whether or not a girl is allowed girls’ room passes on class time.” “I guess you’re just going to have to make other arrangements than to use the bathroom during Dr. Flower’s class,” I suggest to her, “I guess you’re just going to have to make sure to use the girls’ room before class if you need to.”
Fortunately, though, Blossom’s panty-soiling today is only her first offense of the school year. As such, she is entitled to get off with just a warning and no actual punishment. I guess that’s something, but Blossom still looks annoyed at having to deal with a load in her panties – an accident that really wasn’t her fault.
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