San Francisco elementary school creates gender neutral bathrooms -Today, NBC News, September 4th, 2015
This article is about how an elementary school has created gender neural bathrooms for the kindergarten and 1st graders. "You want to make sure every kid feels safe and secure and happy,'' Miraloma Elementary PTA president says in the article. This is starting to become a trend throughout America, creating a gender neutral bathroom. Many colleges have them, even the White House has put in a gender neutral bathroom. For the most part the parents are happy and so are the kids at the elementary school. There is some debate over boys and girls using one restroom but for the most part, everyone is fine with it.
Analysis: I personally don't care if there are or aren't gender neutral bathrooms, mainly because that doesn't apply to me. But I see where other people who are gender neutral would be all for them. And I would happily support them. To me, these bathrooms do not bother me or offend me. But they do to some people and parents, mostly because they don't want their kids sharing a restroom with the other gender. So I can see how both sides would work/argue this situation. I think it's a good thing schools are doing this so it can make the kids feel more comfortable and secure. This article also relates back to when there were segregated bathrooms for African Americans and for the white people. Though now people are taking this change in a more positive way and supporting it more, unlike the past where people rioted and were furious with desegregation.
http://www.today.com/parents/san-francisco-elementary-school-creates-gender-neutral-bathrooms-t42341
Whether the bathrooms are gender neutral or not, it doesn't effect me but it might effect someone else and we should respect them and if a gender neutral bathroom is the solution well then why not.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very sensitive topic especially because they are very young, but I also agree that everyone deserves to feel comfortable.
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