1. Health Risks to Children Associated With Forced Retention of Bodily Waste - A statement by health care professionals

2. Parents attack bathroom policy, By Krystal Knapp, Staff Writer, The Times, February 16, 2004

3. Doctors say it’s not good for pupils to ''hold it in'', By Philip Walzer, The Virginian-Pilot, December 5, 2003

4. Are Your Children Safe in School? - Confronting the Issue of Teachers who Deny Toilet Use, by Laurie A. Couture

5. University of Iowa Study: Elementary Schools Need A Lesson In Bathroom Breaks, University of Iowa Press Release, August 11, 2003

6. The Medical Risks Of Forced Retention of Urine, by Laurie A. Couture, M.Ed., 2003
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7. Letters from Parents About Denial of Toilet Usage in their Child’s School
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8. Forced Retention of Bodily Waste: The Most Overlooked Form of Child Maltreatment by Laurie A. Couture, 2001

9. Using the Bathroom Is Your Right, Not a Privilege! By Laurie A. Couture

10. Letter to the New York Times Re: "Teacher in Urination Flap", by Laurie A. Couture, February 11, 2000

11. IMAGE: First graders, Wesley School, Houston, Texas: "One of the school's special aspects is its regimented bathroom break every morning," Contra Costa Times, February 11, 2001.