Bathroom privileges (BRP) refers to the rules or the possibility of the use of a restroom for defecation/urination. Most commonly, the term is used in the following settings:
- In schools the expression means the usage of the bathroom during the lessons. Often this is associated with certain regulations, such as usage of the hall pass or no bathroom privileges for certain periods of time at the beginning and the end of a lesson.
- As a doctor's prescription, bathroom privileges means the permission and restriction of the usage of the bathroom, due to medical conditions of the patient, e.g., during the bed rest or because of a communicable disease. Another example, the patient may be not allowed to sit or squat on the toilet because of his condition. Still another example is "BRP for bowel movement only".
- At some types of workplaces, bathroom privileges may refer to formally designated rules of using the restroom, e.g., the number and the duration of the usage of the bathroom.
Famous quotes containing the words bathroom and/or privileges:
“The bathroom scale knows nothing of extenuating circumstances.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The Gospel of the army is cunning, as of all other human activities. The wisdom of the snake under the meekness of the sheep is what wins out.
The first Commandment is—never let them get anything on you—
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The Third—seem neat and prosperous—as if you had money in the bank—”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)