Students report poor hygiene in school toilets
Many students report poor hygiene in school restrooms. The finding is now supported by a survey of the German Children's Aid Society among 3218 children and adolescents. Only 44 percent of the surveyed students consider the condition of their school's sanitary facilities good, according to the children's rights organization.
However, there are differences. In North Rhine-Westphalia, 67 percent of the surveyed students report poor restrooms, in Hamburg 65 percent, but in Saxony only 32 percent, which is significantly less. According to the Children's Aid Society, there would be particularly large differences between municipalities and large cities. Children in large cities evaluate their school restrooms significantly worse than in small municipalities.
The numbers are somewhat better when it comes to opportunities for play and movement. According to the survey, around three-quarters of the surveyed students and students say that there is enough space for movement and play. However, only 48 percent of the respondents have a good place to relax, as the Political Research Institute Verian determined for the Children's Aid Society.
Not only the school buildings themselves, but also the schoolyard and break areas are in a "terrible state," Holger Hofmann, managing director of the Children's Aid Society, is quoted as saying in a statement. The focus should be "on the condition of our schools, and here also on the schoolyard and break areas."
The survey conducted by the German Children's Aid Society also revealed that only a few pupils find the school toilets hygienic, with only 44% considering them in good condition. As for the schooltoilets in large cities, the pupils' ratings are significantly lower compared to small municipalities.
