For the past two school years, nearly half of the bathrooms at our school have been closed due to students being caught vaping or engaging in other prohibited behaviors and actions. Because of this, the school decided to shut down several restrooms to prevent bad behavior. This rule has been in place for a while, and students have mixed feelings about it.
One of the biggest problems is that fewer open bathrooms mean more students have to share the same space. For example, upstairs main, there is only one open bathroom. This causes long lines and makes the open bathroom crowded.
“The closed bathrooms are annoying because it makes everything take longer; sometimes I’m late to class just because I had to wait in line,” said Lyla Fergison, sophomore…