Washrooms & Locker Rooms

Providing hygienic space for school and university bathrooms and locker rooms is critical to a healthful education facility.

Highlights

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Appeals court says Florida high school must grant transgender students access to bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity

Aug. 10, 2020
A student at at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Fla., sued the St. Johns County district after being denied access to the boys washroom.
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A rendering of South High Community School under construction in Worcester.

High school under construction in Worcester, Mass., will have gender-neutral bathrooms

Nov. 25, 2019
District officials say the new South High School, set to open in 2021, will have a gender-neutral bathroom on each floor.
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Illinois district gives transgender students unrestricted access to locker rooms

Nov. 15, 2019
The decision by the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board resolves a four-year fight over transgender students' access to locker rooms
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Judge rules that Virginia district violated rights of transgender student

Aug. 12, 2019
Gavin Grimm, now 20, sued the Gloucester County (Va.) district after it barred him from using the boys' restroom at Gloucester High.
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Supreme Court denies appeal of Pennsylvania district's transgender policy

May 28, 2019
The Boyertown Area district policy allows transgender students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity.

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Judge refuses to block transgender policy in Illinois high school district

Jan. 3, 2018
Parents' group sought to stop policy that allows transgender students limited use of bathrooms that match their gender identity.
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New schools in Washoe County (Nev.) district will have only gender-neutral bathrooms

Oct. 13, 2017
An elementary and 2 middle schools will be built without separate bathrooms for boys and girls.
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Pennsylvania student who objected to sharing locker room with transgender student sues school

March 22, 2017
Lawsuit against Boyertown Area (Pa.) district contends that the school policy violates the student's privacy.
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Trump administration rescinds rules on bathrooms and transgender students

Feb. 22, 2017
Guidance issued under Obama administration said transgender students should be allowed to use washrooms that matched their gender identity.