A school district in Arizona is considering a new open concept bathroom that would allow staff to see into the facilities from a hallway, which the school’s administration says was made to address student behavior.
An administrator said during a presentation to the Peoria Unified School District’s Board of Education Thursday night that the new design will allow for better monitoring of the facilities while maintaining privacy for students who are using them.
Kevin Molino, chief technological and operations officer, told the board that the new design for bathrooms in two high schools was made after talking with students, parents and school resource officers and addresses compliance with federal disability laws and safety concerns.
The current bathrooms at Cactus High School and Ironwood High School are dated and do not allow staff to monitor what’s going on inside, Molino said during Thursday’s board meeting. The new design removes the wall that
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