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>>> A DEBATE OVER SCHOOL BATHROOMS IS PLAYING OUT ON THE
NEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE PLANS FOR
AN ALL GENDER SCHOOL BATHROOM
IN OSWEEGO.
IN OSWEEGO. >> GRANT HIGH SCHOOL FOR
INSTANCE IN PORTLAND IS ONE OF
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. SO
THEM. SO MORGAN WENT TO CHECK IT OUT
AND FIND OUT HOW IT'S WORKING
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM. WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?
>> OVER ALL IT IS WORKING FOR
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THEY SAY THERE ARE SOME
INSTANCES THEY'RE DEALING WITH
WHICH YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT IN
JUST A SECOND.
BUT THEY JUST MOVED INTO THEIR
BRAND NEW BUILDING THIS SCHOOL
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. WE
YEAR. WE COVERED THAT BEFORE.
PART OF THAT IS PLANNING FOR
THE FUTURE AND THIS WAS A PART
OF IT.
OF IT.
OF IT. PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA TOLD US
ABOUT ST. HELENS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST
SAID WE'RE NOT LETTING YOUED
IN.
IN.
IN. NOT
IN. NOT SURE WHY.
BUT WE WANTED TO SEE THEIR
SITUATION TO GET A LOOK AT WHAT
THESE BATHROOMS LOOK LIKE.
IT'S THE SAME DESIGNER, THE
SAME ARCHITECT AS WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO SEE IN OSWEEGO.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> Reporter: WHEN GRANT HIGH
SCHOOL GOT A FACELIFT BATHROOMS
WERE WENT GENDER NEUTRAL.
>> AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO
ONE WHO WAS DOING THIS.
>> Reporter: THESE ALL USER
RESTROOMS WENT IN ON TWO
FLOORS.
FLOORS.
FLOORS. >> YOU HAVE PRIVATE FLOOR TO
CEILING PARTITIONS, FLOOR TO
CEILING DOORS WITH OCCUPIED,
VACANT LOCK.
VACANT LOCK. DEAD BOLT.
DEAD BOLT. >> Reporter: THE SINK AREA IS
FOR EVERYONE.
FOR EVERYONE. IT'S OPEN.
IT'S OPEN. COMMUNAL, THE SAME DESIGN IS IN
THE LOCKER ROOMS.
>> WE HAVE LOCKERS FOR STUDENTS
WHO ALSO DON'T WANT TO GO INTO
THE GENDER LOCKER ROOMS AND
WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A LOCKER
OUT HERE.
OUT HERE.
OUT HERE. >> Reporter: PRINCIPAL CAMPBELL
SAYS THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS
AND STAFF GOT A CHANCE TO SEE
THE MODELS.
THE MODELS. >> WE CREATED THESE SPACES
BASED ON INPUT FROM OUR
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. SO THIS WAS FOR THEM.
>> IT'S A LOT BETTER.
>> THIS IS REALLY CLEAN.
IT'S MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE.
I ACTUALLY DON'T LIKE GOING TO
THE BATHROOM OUTSIDE OF MY OWN
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. AND THESE JUST KIND OF FEEL
LIKE SUPER SAFE PLACE TO BE.
>> SAFE FOR HER, AND HER
TRANSGENDER PEERS.
TRANSGENDER PEERS. CELISTIA LIKES HOW PRIVATE THE
STALLS ARE.
STALLS ARE. BUT DOES HE MIND BEING RIGHT
NEXT TO BOYS.
>> NO, NOT AT ALL.
>> Reporter: IF GIRLS DON'T
WANT TO BE AROUND BOYS AND VICE
VERSA THEY HAVE OPTIONS.
>> THERE'S CHOICE, YOU CAN GO
INTO THIS SETTING.
OR YOU CAN USE ONE OF THE
SINGLE USER RESTROOMS THAT ARE
ALL THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
>> THE PRINCIPAL SAYS THE ALL
USER BATHROOMS ARE OPEN WHERE
THEY NEED TO BE OPEN AND
PRIVATE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE
PRIVATE.
PRIVATE.
PRIVATE. >> THE RESTROOMS WERE DESIGNED
TO BE INCLUSIVE.
AND TO ELIMINATE ANY SORT OF
STIGMA ATTACHED AND ANY SORT OF
LACK OF PRIVACY ISSUES LIKE WE
HAD BEFORE.
HAD BEFORE. AND ALSO THE OTHER STYLE THE
TRADITIONAL STYLE OF RESTROOM
WITH THE OUTSIDE DOOR JUST LENT
ITSELF TO STUDENTS MAYBE IN
GROUPS GOING INTO THE RESTROOM
AND HANGING OUT TOGETHER
BECAUSE YOU KNOW ADULTS WEREN'T
AS VISIBLE.
AS VISIBLE. >> Reporter: SOME GRANT PARENTS
HAD WORRIED ABOUT BULLYING,
SEX, HARASSMENT, DRUGS BUT
CAMPBELL SAYS THESE BATHROOMS
ARE EASIER TO SUPERVISE AND THE
NEW DESIGN HASN'T LED TO MORE
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE. >> IT IS WORKING FOR US.
>> NO MATTER WHAT YOUR BATHROOM
SITUATION IS LIKE THEY'RE GOING
TO FIND SOME WHERE ELSE TO DO
IT WHETHER IT'S OUTSIDE,
AFTERSCHOOL AND JUST IN THE
BACK OF THE CLASS.
>> YEAH I MEAN THEY'RE HIGH
SCHOOLERS RIGHT.
SCHOOLERS RIGHT. BUT WE DID CALL AROUND TO OTHER
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FIND OUT IF
THEY HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
WHAT A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ARE DOING THOSE UNI SEX
BATHROOMS.
BATHROOMS. LIKE STARBUCKS YOU GO TO A
BATHROOM THAT HAS A TOILET AND
SINK INSIDE.
SINK INSIDE. BOTH PRINCIPALS THAT I TALKED
TO LAST WEEK SAY THEY THINK
THIS IS THE FUTURE OF HIGH
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. >> AND THE LAKE RIDGE DESIGN
IT'S A DONE DEAL.
>> IT'S A DONE DEAL.
MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE HAVE
SIGNED THE PETITION.
NOT ALL OF THEM BEING PARENTS
AT THE SCHOOL