Gender Neutral Bathrooms In Schools

In a rural part of the state we recently helped a high school gsa create change.

Gender neutral bathrooms in schools.

Although our advocacy was a tough fight we used glsen s resources in our efforts ultimately changing all single stall bathrooms in the school to gender neutral bathrooms accessible to all students during class time. Glsen oregon stands as a strong advocate for gender neutral bathrooms in schools. Gender neutral toilets in schools aren t working. Gender neutral bathrooms in schools are important because non binary students can face harassment in gendered bathrooms non binary students have to choose which bathroom they belong in when they often don t feel like they belong in either and because if there are bathrooms that non binary students can go to they might fear harassment less and be able to focus on schoolwork more.

Departments of justice and education assert that under title ix which prohibits sex discrimination in educational settings schools must allow transgender students to access restrooms. More and more schools are installing gender neutral toilets as a replacement for single sex facilities out of a misapprehension that toilets must be inclusive of both sexes. On the smaller end of the scale some schools for instance grant high school have simply converted a handful of unisex or family bathrooms into gender neutral restrooms. Gender neutral toilets in schools have left girls feeling unsafe and even put their health at risk parents and teachers have warned.

The ubiquitous term gender neutral is just a euphemism for mixed sex toilets a major policy change. All students will share a handwashing station in an. There newly built elementary and middle schools in the district will have gender neutral restrooms complete with wall to ceiling stalls. Denver public schools board members voted unanimously thursday to require all district schools to provide at least one all gender.