Secondary school BATHROOMS

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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.

I actually do care greatly about the safety issues, but I too think the bathrooms should remain unlocked since locking them clearly is not preventing the vaping and drug use in schools anyway, so an intervention tool it’s ineffective.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

I actually do care greatly about the safety issues, but I too think the bathrooms should remain unlocked since locking them clearly is not preventing the vaping and drug use in schools anyway, so an intervention tool it’s ineffective.

They lock a few of them at our school but it has more to do with concern about vandalism or safety not vaping or drug use which are mostly non-existant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I actually do care greatly about the safety issues, but I too think the bathrooms should remain unlocked since locking them clearly is not preventing the vaping and drug use in schools anyway, so an intervention tool it’s ineffective.

They lock a few of them at our school but it has more to do with concern about vandalism or safety not vaping or drug use which are mostly non-existant.

That's cute. The rest of us have overdoses, fights, shootings and stabbings happening in the bathroom that we're worried about. If it doesn't apply to you, then you can keep it moving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I actually do care greatly about the safety issues, but I too think the bathrooms should remain unlocked since locking them clearly is not preventing the vaping and drug use in schools anyway, so an intervention tool it’s ineffective.

They lock a few of them at our school but it has more to do with concern about vandalism or safety not vaping or drug use which are mostly non-existant.

I think our kids must go to the same school, or some of these posters are just hyping this nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Ah, the toilet crisis in our schools – the silent struggle that leaves students holding their bladders in solidarity. Picture it: bathroom doors locked or labeled "Enter at Your Own Risk" and janitors carrying plungers like medieval knights on a quest for the holy grail – or in this case, the holy bowl.

It all starts innocently enough. A student sprints down the hallway, backpack bouncing, desperate to answer nature's call. But alas, they are greeted by a sight more horrifying than any poop quiz: a queue longer than a Black Friday line at the electronics store.

This is a crisis of dire proportions that requires an immediate resolution!

[Anonymous]

Ugh back to this bullshit after spring break!

[Anonymous]

Did any school recruit parent volunteers to manage bathrooms, for ex have only one person go in at a time but keep all bathrooms open at lunch? Are schools doing anything at this time to keep more bathrooms open??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I actually do care greatly about the safety issues, but I too think the bathrooms should remain unlocked since locking them clearly is not preventing the vaping and drug use in schools anyway, so an intervention tool it’s ineffective.

They lock a few of them at our school but it has more to do with concern about vandalism or safety not vaping or drug use which are mostly non-existant.

I think our kids must go to the same school, or some of these posters are just hyping this nonsense.

Thanks for dissing our kids! Very kind if you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I actually do care greatly about the safety issues, but I too think the bathrooms should remain unlocked since locking them clearly is not preventing the vaping and drug use in schools anyway, so an intervention tool it’s ineffective.

They lock a few of them at our school but it has more to do with concern about vandalism or safety not vaping or drug use which are mostly non-existant.

I think our kids must go to the same school, or some of these posters are just hyping this nonsense.

Thanks for dissing our kids! Very kind if you.

Happy to point out the dishonesty and hype when it occurs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I actually do care greatly about the safety issues, but I too think the bathrooms should remain unlocked since locking them clearly is not preventing the vaping and drug use in schools anyway, so an intervention tool it’s ineffective.

They lock a few of them at our school but it has more to do with concern about vandalism or safety not vaping or drug use which are mostly non-existant.

I think our kids must go to the same school, or some of these posters are just hyping this nonsense.

Thanks for dissing our kids! Very kind if you.

Happy to point out the dishonesty and hype when it occurs.

What on earth makes you think anyone is making things up, especially since it's literally been reported in the news?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah, the toilet crisis in our schools – the silent struggle that leaves students holding their bladders in solidarity. Picture it: bathroom doors locked or labeled "Enter at Your Own Risk" and janitors carrying plungers like medieval knights on a quest for the holy grail – or in this case, the holy bowl.

It all starts innocently enough. A student sprints down the hallway, backpack bouncing, desperate to answer nature's call. But alas, they are greeted by a sight more horrifying than any poop quiz: a queue longer than a Black Friday line at the electronics store.

This is a crisis of dire proportions that requires an immediate resolution!

It is so weird that you are making light of this. If your employer told you that you couldn’t use the bathroom all day, you’d be filing an OSHA complaint and looking for a new job. If prisoners were prohibited from using the bathroom, they would file cruel and unusual punishment claims. But it’s okay for our teens because there might be vandalism or safety issues? They can’t come up with any other solution? It’s unacceptable.
If it’s not a problem at your high school please name the HS so we can use you as a model for our HS admins!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah, the toilet crisis in our schools – the silent struggle that leaves students holding their bladders in solidarity. Picture it: bathroom doors locked or labeled "Enter at Your Own Risk" and janitors carrying plungers like medieval knights on a quest for the holy grail – or in this case, the holy bowl.

It all starts innocently enough. A student sprints down the hallway, backpack bouncing, desperate to answer nature's call. But alas, they are greeted by a sight more horrifying than any poop quiz: a queue longer than a Black Friday line at the electronics store.

This is a crisis of dire proportions that requires an immediate resolution!

It is so weird that you are making light of this. If your employer told you that you couldn’t use the bathroom all day, you’d be filing an OSHA complaint and looking for a new job. If prisoners were prohibited from using the bathroom, they would file cruel and unusual punishment claims. But it’s okay for our teens because there might be vandalism or safety issues? They can’t come up with any other solution? It’s unacceptable.
If it’s not a problem at your high school please name the HS so we can use you as a model for our HS admins!

+1 they should lock all the staff bathrooms, and make the admin walk around looking for an open bathroom in 5 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah, the toilet crisis in our schools – the silent struggle that leaves students holding their bladders in solidarity. Picture it: bathroom doors locked or labeled "Enter at Your Own Risk" and janitors carrying plungers like medieval knights on a quest for the holy grail – or in this case, the holy bowl.

It all starts innocently enough. A student sprints down the hallway, backpack bouncing, desperate to answer nature's call. But alas, they are greeted by a sight more horrifying than any poop quiz: a queue longer than a Black Friday line at the electronics store.

This is a crisis of dire proportions that requires an immediate resolution!

It is so weird that you are making light of this. If your employer told you that you couldn’t use the bathroom all day, you’d be filing an OSHA complaint and looking for a new job. If prisoners were prohibited from using the bathroom, they would file cruel and unusual punishment claims. But it’s okay for our teens because there might be vandalism or safety issues? They can’t come up with any other solution? It’s unacceptable.
If it’s not a problem at your high school please name the HS so we can use you as a model for our HS admins!

SERIOUSLY!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ah, the toilet crisis in our schools – the silent struggle that leaves students holding their bladders in solidarity. Picture it: bathroom doors locked or labeled "Enter at Your Own Risk" and janitors carrying plungers like medieval knights on a quest for the holy grail – or in this case, the holy bowl.

It all starts innocently enough. A student sprints down the hallway, backpack bouncing, desperate to answer nature's call. But alas, they are greeted by a sight more horrifying than any poop quiz: a queue longer than a Black Friday line at the electronics store.

This is a crisis of dire proportions that requires an immediate resolution!

It is so weird that you are making light of this. If your employer told you that you couldn’t use the bathroom all day, you’d be filing an OSHA complaint and looking for a new job. If prisoners were prohibited from using the bathroom, they would file cruel and unusual punishment claims. But it’s okay for our teens because there might be vandalism or safety issues? They can’t come up with any other solution? It’s unacceptable.
If it’s not a problem at your high school please name the HS so we can use you as a model for our HS admins!

SERIOUSLY!

Or even better - if it is a problem at your high-school let us know so we can avoid those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I actually do care greatly about the safety issues, but I too think the bathrooms should remain unlocked since locking them clearly is not preventing the vaping and drug use in schools anyway, so an intervention tool it’s ineffective.

They lock a few of them at our school but it has more to do with concern about vandalism or safety not vaping or drug use which are mostly non-existant.

I think our kids must go to the same school, or some of these posters are just hyping this nonsense.

Thanks for dissing our kids! Very kind if you.

Happy to point out the dishonesty and hype when it occurs.

What on earth makes you think anyone is making things up, especially since it's literally been reported in the news?

What on earth makes you think all schools are like yours?