Students Paid to Pee in School

Extracted this from the Star newspaper:-
A secondary school in Tanjung Malim is charging students 10 sen if they want to use the toilet during “non-recess” periods.

Tanjung Malim PPP division Youth chief S. Steven, whose daughter is studying at SMK Methodist, said the toilets at the school were only “free of charge” during recess.

“It’s ridiculous that students have to pay to use the toilet,” he said, claiming that several parents had voiced their dissatisfaction to him over the matter.

Steven said he had gone to the school to meet its principal P. Yogarajan. “I was told the toilet charges started about two years ago and money collected was to be used to rebuild the toilets,” he said.

When contacted, Yogarajan confirmed the school had such a policy. “The parent-teacher association discussed the idea and gave their consent,” he said. Yogarajan, who said the move was also a good way to deter students from skipping classes, however, declined to reveal how much the school had collected in toilet fees over the past two years.

Recalling my schooling days, I really do need to pee at times during classes and the intention was not to skip classes. And for those students who had the intention, they won't loiter at the toilets as they would be far away from the school by that time.

Firstly, my mom would say that you have to finish all the water in your water tumbler.
Secondly, mom said drink as much water as you can so you won't fall sick and get to eat stuff you like whenever we were out for meals.
Thirdly, mom also said don't hold the pee too long as it would cause sickness (childhood paranoia?).

But this school principal came from another school of taught. Why was the school obtaining funds to rebuild a toilet throught students (even though it was only 10 cents) instead of applying to the Ministry of Education if there was such a neeed.
Tags: Pee, Wee Wee, School Toilet, Tanjung Malim, Parent-Teacher Association