Okay, this might be a little long/rambly, so bear with me.

The current pumping situation at work is less than desirable. I teach at a Catholic HS, so we don't have a nice little room for pumping. We are not permitted to pump in our classrooms (even though I don't share mine).

I pump in a closet inside our special ed/resource center. There is one tiny table with a microwave that takes most of the space on the table. When I am in here, I can hear everything going on in the outer room, especially when students are there, some of whom are mine. They know I'm in here, and it can be awkward. I've had issues with one of the male teachers talking about my pumping.

(They used to make mom pump in the locker room, which was gross, so I suppose this is an upgrade).

Anyway, I understand that the special ed dept is being accommodating by letting me be in here (or not fighting the principal), but many times when I come in, I have to rearrange the furniture/clear off the tiny table so that there's space for me to pump/eat. I should add that some of my frustration comes from the fact that I have a limited window to pump--that specific period. I teach before it, I supervise after it, and so there's a very set amount of time.

I'll be done in 1-2 months, but there's another teacher who uses it later in the day, so the mess I cleaned will become her mess when I no longer pump.

Is it even worth it for me to mention to the special ed dept that it would be very nice if they didn't put stuff on the microwave table/ that kids shouldn't put their crap on there? Or should I just suck it up until I'm done? I don't think they'll let me pump anywhere else, and I would have to pump here again with subsequent LOs.

PS it's like a freezer in here!!! BRRR.
Thoughts?