Teachers in the Welsh county of Blaenau Gwent will no longer change pupils who have wet or soiled themselves, according to the local authority.
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council has introduced a new policy that states that parents will be expected to come into school to change their child's nappies or pull ups.
A spokesperson for the council said the policy was introduced because data from the local schools revealed there were ‘very high levels’ of pupils coming to school in nappies.
They added that it was the responsibility of parents or carers to ensure their child is toilet trained.
A report published last August by early years charity Kindred found one in four pupils in Wales and England are not toilet trained when they start school.
Blaenau Gwent CBC’s new policy does not apply where there is a recognised medical need and appropriate evidence of this has been provided.
