11 year old's are really going to school wearing diapers, but it's mainly in Switzerland and not as common in the United States.
There are some 11 year old's and other kids above potty training age starting school wearing diapers even in the United States, although the majority of older kids including 11 year old's going to school wearing diapers and not potty trained is in Switzerland.
Teachers in Switzerland are reporting a worrying and skyrocketing trend in which children as old as 11 years old are showing up at and attending school wearing diapers, mostly due to a lack of potty training.
The 11 year old's and older kids in Switzerland that are wearing diapers to school are mostly doing so because they are not potty trained and don't know how to use the toilet and not just out of medical necessity.
While some of the kids in Switzerland and other schools are wearing diapers to school out of medical necessity, the majority of the kids wearing diapers to school in Switzerland are simply not potty trained.
Teachers in Switzerland have reported that they have had to assist with changing the 11 year old's and other older kids diapers in school, which places a burden on the teachers and school staff.
The trend of 11 year old's and older kids wearing diapers to school was highlighted by the Swiss Federation of Teachers, with similar concerns being echoed by educators and teachers in other regions, which includes the United States.
Experts also attribute the trend in 11 year old's and other students wearing diapers to school as being a result of parents avoiding the process of potty training their kids, and some children have also become accustomed to diapers for the convenience factor.
Teachers also are tasked increasingly with changing the students diapers, which is also considered to be time consuming and inappropriate.
And although some children do have medical needs or even special needs that require wearing diapers, teachers are noticing a huge increase in otherwise healthy kids arriving to school in diapers and not potty trained.