I once worked in a school where my line manager said he had observed me going to the toilet between lessons and that it was unacceptable for me not to be available to work during that time.
I quit almost immediately afterward, obviously. This is not an appropriate level of oversight.
There are parallels with school uniform rules - you enforce the rules on people you don't like.
It's a license to discriminate. I suggest it's highly likely to constitute illegal disability discrimination within the EU.
It may be seen as discriminatory in the US as well. There are a number of diseases/ailments/conditions that are medically recognized and require frequent or sometimes uncontrolled/unexpected bathroom visits. I imagine the path forward in the US would be more difficult though and would likely just lead to a small out of court settlement as opposed to an across the board policy/law change.
I thought school uniforms were about being more equitable. If everyone wore the same thing, poor kids would be less likely to be chastised for their clothes.
I find it weird to claim this benefits poor families.
Almost all poor parents will tell you they are stressed by needing to buy extra sets of clothing for school, sold at inflated prices (these parents will also tell you who is benefiting from the uniform suppliers' deals).
I quit almost immediately afterward, obviously. This is not an appropriate level of oversight.
There are parallels with school uniform rules - you enforce the rules on people you don't like.
It's a license to discriminate. I suggest it's highly likely to constitute illegal disability discrimination within the EU.