Secondary school BATHROOMS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

Have you read all 24 pages of this thread? Schools have been named.

I did and I get the sense there are one or two posters who are very invested in making this molehill into a mountain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

I know our local school keeps some bathrooms locked, but I'd really like to hear what are the safety issues and what schools have these issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

Have you read all 24 pages of this thread? Schools have been named.

I did and I get the sense there are one or two posters who are very invested in making this molehill into a mountain.

Not only do your reading comprehension skills suck, but your attempt suppressing facts and the truth is pathetic. Whatever position you occupy within MCPS is not worth this pathetic attempt at seeding and spreading misinformation that attempts to minimize and diminish real lived experiences.

If you view the seriously concerning things going on in secondary schools in MCPS as a “molehill,” even though one of those bathroom incidents resulted in a student getting shot in the bathroom, then you’re an unserious human being.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

I know our local school keeps some bathrooms locked, but I'd really like to hear what are the safety issues and what schools have these issues.

Read the damn thread. They’ve been detailed here exhaustively.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

Have you read all 24 pages of this thread? Schools have been named.

I did and I get the sense there are one or two posters who are very invested in making this molehill into a mountain.

Not only do your reading comprehension skills suck, but your attempt suppressing facts and the truth is pathetic. Whatever position you occupy within MCPS is not worth this pathetic attempt at seeding and spreading misinformation that attempts to minimize and diminish real lived experiences.

If you view the seriously concerning things going on in secondary schools in MCPS as a “molehill,” even though one of those bathroom incidents resulted in a student getting shot in the bathroom, then you’re an unserious human being.

Iif you want people to take you seriously, you need to provide facts, not gossip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

I know our local school keeps some bathrooms locked, but I'd really like to hear what are the safety issues and what schools have these issues.

Read the damn thread. They’ve been detailed here exhaustively.

Yes, I've read there's some anonymous school that has these issues. The ones I'm familiar with don't,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

I know our local school keeps some bathrooms locked, but I'd really like to hear what are the safety issues and what schools have these issues.

Read the damn thread. They’ve been detailed here exhaustively.

Yes, I've read there's some anonymous school that has these issues. The ones I'm familiar with don't,

Schools have been named. Acting stupid is not a goid look for MCPS admin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

I know our local school keeps some bathrooms locked, but I'd really like to hear what are the safety issues and what schools have these issues.

Read the damn thread. They’ve been detailed here exhaustively.

Yes, I've read there's some anonymous school that has these issues. The ones I'm familiar with don't,

Schools have been named. Acting stupid is not a goid look for MCPS admin.

Sadly, it seems like lying in the face of facts and evidence is desired criteria to become MCPS admin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

I know our local school keeps some bathrooms locked, but I'd really like to hear what are the safety issues and what schools have these issues.

I mean, you can go back and read the other posts in this thread.

My kid is at RM and they had a robbery IN the bathroom, during the school day. I'd consider that a 'safety' issue. But, our bathrooms are regularly locked for safety reasons.

[Anonymous]

I have kids at RM and WJ and both have a significant number of bathrooms locked. I think a lot of the posters saying it’s not an issue might be MS parents?
I’ve discussed it with admin and it has also been discussed in PtA meetings. Everyone thinks it is a major problem, but they don’t have enough security guards to cover the bathrooms and say there has been significant damage. I know RM was able to get some additional female security guards and WJ is set to get a couple more guards next year but I think not enough to open all bathrooms.

My kid went to seven different bathrooms the other day before finding one that was unlocked. It’s really unacceptable. For those saying it’s not a problem, I’d love to hear what school you are at and how many security guards are assigned there. My impression is that some schools don’t have a sufficient allotment.

[Anonymous]

For the poster who keeps insisting we're all making the bathroom locking situation up, here's yet another article from another student high school newspaper, complaining about this problem: https://thermtide.com/22277/news/locked-bathrooms-cause-frustration-among-students-and-staff/

However, some acknowledge that RM staff is locking bathrooms in order to prevent students from vaping or participating in other activities during school hours. RM security recognizes that students are frustrated but also sees the pros in the situation.

“We are trying to avoid the kids vaping and doing other things in the bathroom,” Security guard Tim Thompson said.

MCPS’s restroom policy includes staff monitoring bathrooms, schools limiting access to certain bathrooms during transition and unstructured periods and keeping the doors of unlocked bathrooms open with latches. This plan also states that frequently used restrooms should stay accessible to students.

Some RM students are also confused about why the restrooms are locked as they believe it is not beneficial to the school.

“I don’t really see why they’re locking them in the first place,” Benachenhou said.

Mr. Thompson explained some possible reasons bathrooms would be locked during the school day. “It’s usually if there is graffiti, [if] somebody messes up a toilet or something breaks,” Thompson said. “It’s more so what the students are going inside of them and forcing building services to have to clean them.”

The rationale behind locking the restrooms includes not only reducing drug usage and preventing skipping classes but also in order to maintain cleanliness in school. Students clogging toilets and leaving the restrooms dirty seems to be a large part of the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted in the thread Safety in Schools but it could be its own thread.

What is the situation with locked bathrooms at some (all?) mcps high schools? Some of these schools have over 2000 humans who need access to bathrooms. Where do students go when lines to the bathrooms are long to last the entire lunch period? Not all high schools have open lunch for students to go use a bathroom at a nearby establishment. Can you share your kids experiences at their high school?

My Jr HS will not use the bathroom at school.

I get that some bathrooms are locked but which schools have unsafe bathrooms?

I know our local school keeps some bathrooms locked, but I'd really like to hear what are the safety issues and what schools have these issues.

Read the damn thread. They’ve been detailed here exhaustively.

Yes, I've read there's some anonymous school that has these issues. The ones I'm familiar with don't,

Schools have been named. Acting stupid is not a goid look for MCPS admin.

Got it! Whitman has these toilet issues. It's mostly a problem @Whitman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the poster who keeps insisting we're all making the bathroom locking situation up, here's yet another article from another student high school newspaper, complaining about this problem: https://thermtide.com/22277/news/locked-bathrooms-cause-frustration-among-students-and-staff/

However, some acknowledge that RM staff is locking bathrooms in order to prevent students from vaping or participating in other activities during school hours. RM security recognizes that students are frustrated but also sees the pros in the situation.

“We are trying to avoid the kids vaping and doing other things in the bathroom,” Security guard Tim Thompson said.

MCPS’s restroom policy includes staff monitoring bathrooms, schools limiting access to certain bathrooms during transition and unstructured periods and keeping the doors of unlocked bathrooms open with latches. This plan also states that frequently used restrooms should stay accessible to students.

Some RM students are also confused about why the restrooms are locked as they believe it is not beneficial to the school.

“I don’t really see why they’re locking them in the first place,” Benachenhou said.

Mr. Thompson explained some possible reasons bathrooms would be locked during the school day. “It’s usually if there is graffiti, [if] somebody messes up a toilet or something breaks,” Thompson said. “It’s more so what the students are going inside of them and forcing building services to have to clean them.”

The rationale behind locking the restrooms includes not only reducing drug usage and preventing skipping classes but also in order to maintain cleanliness in school. Students clogging toilets and leaving the restrooms dirty seems to be a large part of the problem.

OMG the graffiti makes me feel so unsafe! You people need to get a life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the poster who keeps insisting we're all making the bathroom locking situation up, here's yet another article from another student high school newspaper, complaining about this problem: https://thermtide.com/22277/news/locked-bathrooms-cause-frustration-among-students-and-staff/

However, some acknowledge that RM staff is locking bathrooms in order to prevent students from vaping or participating in other activities during school hours. RM security recognizes that students are frustrated but also sees the pros in the situation.

“We are trying to avoid the kids vaping and doing other things in the bathroom,” Security guard Tim Thompson said.

MCPS’s restroom policy includes staff monitoring bathrooms, schools limiting access to certain bathrooms during transition and unstructured periods and keeping the doors of unlocked bathrooms open with latches. This plan also states that frequently used restrooms should stay accessible to students.

Some RM students are also confused about why the restrooms are locked as they believe it is not beneficial to the school.

“I don’t really see why they’re locking them in the first place,” Benachenhou said.

Mr. Thompson explained some possible reasons bathrooms would be locked during the school day. “It’s usually if there is graffiti, [if] somebody messes up a toilet or something breaks,” Thompson said. “It’s more so what the students are going inside of them and forcing building services to have to clean them.”

The rationale behind locking the restrooms includes not only reducing drug usage and preventing skipping classes but also in order to maintain cleanliness in school. Students clogging toilets and leaving the restrooms dirty seems to be a large part of the problem.

OMG the graffiti makes me feel so unsafe! You people need to get a life.

The article clearly referenced drug usage and vaping. That you want to minimize the issue to just graffiti means you're either illiterate or you have an agenda. Either way, you're pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the poster who keeps insisting we're all making the bathroom locking situation up, here's yet another article from another student high school newspaper, complaining about this problem: https://thermtide.com/22277/news/locked-bathrooms-cause-frustration-among-students-and-staff/

However, some acknowledge that RM staff is locking bathrooms in order to prevent students from vaping or participating in other activities during school hours. RM security recognizes that students are frustrated but also sees the pros in the situation.

“We are trying to avoid the kids vaping and doing other things in the bathroom,” Security guard Tim Thompson said.

MCPS’s restroom policy includes staff monitoring bathrooms, schools limiting access to certain bathrooms during transition and unstructured periods and keeping the doors of unlocked bathrooms open with latches. This plan also states that frequently used restrooms should stay accessible to students.

Some RM students are also confused about why the restrooms are locked as they believe it is not beneficial to the school.

“I don’t really see why they’re locking them in the first place,” Benachenhou said.

Mr. Thompson explained some possible reasons bathrooms would be locked during the school day. “It’s usually if there is graffiti, [if] somebody messes up a toilet or something breaks,” Thompson said. “It’s more so what the students are going inside of them and forcing building services to have to clean them.”

The rationale behind locking the restrooms includes not only reducing drug usage and preventing skipping classes but also in order to maintain cleanliness in school. Students clogging toilets and leaving the restrooms dirty seems to be a large part of the problem.

OMG the graffiti makes me feel so unsafe! You people need to get a life.

Who are the you people? The kids don’t care about the graffiti and as a parent I. Are more about bathrooms being ooen than about graffiti. It may be that the schools are locking bathrooms without good reason….but that just underlines the problem of having locked bathrooms. Honestly I don’t care how bad the safety issues are — I think the bathrooms should remain unlocked, end of story.