Parkcrest Elementary was the first Burnaby school to get all universal washrooms for boys and girls to share, but it won’t be the last, according to the school district.
Not everyone is happy with all-gender washrooms installed at a Burnaby elementary school last year, but the school district says the concept is the bathroom of the future for local schools.
Unlike traditional stalls, the door and sides are longer, extending nearly up to the ceiling and down to the floor. “Schools are supposed to be safe and healthy, and I find it hard to believe that it will be safe and healthy for a six-year-old girl going into a washroom with a 12-year-old boy,” she said in an interview. “Not that I’m saying they’re bad, but it’s a toxic situation, and should not be happening.”The new washroom style sparked numerous comments from members of a Burnaby moms Facebook group recently as well.
But the commenters on Facebook also brought up other concerns, some saying they would have been mortified at having to deal with their menstrual period in a shared washroom, for example.
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