Students may be approved for this accommodation for a number of reasons. Most students approved for this accommodation may need to engage in disability management techniques or interventions that can be distracting to their peers or that need to be addressed in privacy. Students approved for this accommodation should be permitted to leave and reenter the room as needed.
Students with and without disabilities may require use of a restroom during the administration of an exam, and having a policy that allows students to step out if needed will help to ensure course accessibility for all students. If you implement a more flexible policy, you can instruct the class as a whole that if they need to step out of the room during an exam for any reason, they must leave their exam and all course materials behind in the classroom, that they must not discuss the exam with others while they are out of the classroom, and that accessing course materials outside of the classroom or discussing the exam with others during the administration of the exam could result in a report being submitted to the Center for Student Conduct