A British Columbia high school has reopened single-sex washrooms after leaving only gender-neutral options available to students, following an outcry from concerned parents.
The administration at Pleasant Valley Secondary School in Armstrong, B.C., has designated two of its three newly opened gender-neutral washrooms as single-sex, in response to parents’ concerns about student privacy and safety.
The school had previously said the move was because of increased instances of vandalism in the single-sex washrooms, and that the gender-neutral washrooms allowed for greater supervision since their general areas are not behind closed doors.
“The primary objective to this change was increased supervision of our washrooms and not the gender neutrality associated with the new layout,” school principal Steve Drapala told parents in a Jan. 16 email obtained by The Epoch Times. “As a school, we strive to address potential safety concerns…
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