Does your grade school have a gender neutral bathroom?

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Anonymous wrote:My middle schooler says that is where all the sex and vaping happens.

To be fair, kids were having sex in bathrooms way before this.

And the vaping goes on IN the hallways in our MS. The kids vape in front of the teachers as they walk through the halls. Kids know the teachers can’t do much about it, so it’s NBD.

Why can't the teachers do anything about it? Serious question.

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Anonymous wrote:This was in the news right before Covid hit. MCPS had plans to spend a bunch of money to investigate whether it could implement gender-neutral restrooms. The idea had a ton of support from DCUM.

Now that there were some issues in Loudoun County with restroom usage, I wonder if people might have a change of opinion.

I think it’s a terrible idea. Especially for MS girls and upper ES. But I’m clearly in the minority.

Why do you think it's a terrible idea for MS and upper ES girls? If they aren't comfortable going to a gender neutral bathroom, they could just go to the single sex girls bathroom. Just because it's there doesn't mean you have to use it.

Because they are usually getting rid of one of the bathrooms in order to make it ‘gender-neutral’.

I know I can imagine how poorly the non-binary students felt since they didn't have a place to go!

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Anonymous wrote:You make it sound like you think it's a bad thing? Being more inclusive is really important for some kids and doesn't hurt anyone, so what's the issue?

Not the OP, but I take issue with it for various reasons. Is it the best use of $10 million? How many students does this benefit? Are these bathrooms absolutely necessary, or can there be another way to address the situation for the small minority of kids that this affects?

We could say the same about air conditioning, no? Have you ever (oh so rationally) complained about HVAC?

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Anonymous wrote:You make it sound like you think it's a bad thing? Being more inclusive is really important for some kids and doesn't hurt anyone, so what's the issue?

Not the OP, but I take issue with it for various reasons. Is it the best use of $10 million? How many students does this benefit? Are these bathrooms absolutely necessary, or can there be another way to address the situation for the small minority of kids that this affects?

We could say the same about air conditioning, no? Have you ever (oh so rationally) complained about HVAC?

In all fairness, they're probably just another paid culture warrior who is posting to stir up resentment.