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Bathroom policy lacks transparency with students
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It is certainly a struggle to advocate for oneself during the long, busy school days, but it is a universal privilege to use the bathroom. Every day at 10:10 a.m., I use my nutrition break to use the bathroom, as do most students. And every day, it takes me on average 15 minutes to…
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Why I revere the D-building boys bathroom
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This is my first year attending Newbury Park High School and on my very first day, I was warned about the notorious D-building bathroom. My friends had told me some horror stories about what goes down in that specific bathroom, and deciding to be a terrible friend, I did not take their advice and…
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Gender neutral bathrooms can’t stay locked
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When I first started at this school, I was extremely happy that there was a gender neutral bathroom. This eased my thought of having to go into a bathroom I was uncomfortable in. However, the first time I tried to use it, it was locked. I tried again a few days later and it…
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New bathroom policy enforced
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Newbury Park High School has enforced a new and stricter bathroom policy that went into effect Jan. 21, 2020. The new policy requires students to pick up a pink paper slip that records the student’s time in and out of the classroom. Additionally, a teacher’s signature is needed, as well as the signature of…
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May I go to the bathroom?
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On campus, students have little control over what they can and cannot do. Usually this is to ensure that we are in a safe environment, however, the extent of this control can become borderline unethical. I agree that students should be monitored and that their whereabouts on campus must be known. But it is…
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Stripping Restrooms to Their Core
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Internal ideology is everything. A person’s beliefs and biases color the white spaces of their world. However, once something is painted and this metaphorical paint dries, it’s difficult to see the object as the plain white which it originally was. Such is the case with bathrooms in America. A bathroom is nothing more than…