A restroom battle at a private elementary school in the Klein area has left a student dealing with stomach issues, a mother said.

The mother said a strict restroom break policy is causing her daughter pain and, despite a note from doctors, her daughter's requests to use the restroom are being denied.

Ginger Yhap says her 8-year-old daughter has a medical condition that makes her need to use the restroom often and immediately.  She said her daughter is so afraid she'll have an accident, she's keeping her home from school.

Kayla Yhap attends the third grade at Trinity Lutheran School, a private elementary school in Spring. 

"She's carrying underwear in her backpack and clothes just in case of having an accident, so this is a serious matter for us," Ginger Yhap said.

The note from the doctor told teachers Kayla must use the restroom more often than normal and whenever she asks. But Kayla said on several occasions in the last three months, her requests have been denied.

"Sometimes, she says, 'Sorry, you're going to have to wait,'" Kayla Yhap said.

It's gotten to the point that Kayla said she's afraid to ask her teacher to go to the restroom or even go to school.

"It makes me mad because she just ignores me like half the time," Kayla said.

Local 2 took the family's concerns to the principal at Trinity Lutheran.

"She is allowed to go to the bathroom when she needs to.  There's been an occasion when the teacher asked her to wait because of the timing of it, but it was a student teacher new to the classroom," principal Keith Goedecke said.

But Ginger Yhap said time and time again the school has made Kayla wait and she's worried it could soon cause more than just wet pants, possibly making her current medical condition worse.

Ginger Yhap said Kayla will go back to school next week and she plans to meet with administrators again.

The principal at Trinity Lutheran School said the school is willing to keep meeting with the family to address their concerns, but the school said it is already meeting Kayla's needs.