When I was in Elementary School, (Trinidad and Tobago) Hygiene was practiced in school. It was also practiced in the Elementary Schools Paul and Sarah attended in Brooklyn, NY. So, what happened to Hygiene, the practice to maintain health after Elementary school? In the Elementary School I attended, our hands, clothes, desk, seat and the area around us had to be clean. We would stand, put out our hands and our teacher used to do an inspection. If your hands were dirty, you would get a lash with a ruler or whip on it. All the children with dirty hands had to go and wash their hands. I loved to play in water so my hands used to be clean, dry and wrinkly. Our teacher would say, “Some of you go to the pipe and play in the water. Stop wasting water.” Have a nice day.