High school in Des Moines, Iowa, opens all-gender bathrooms

The spirit of inclusion drives gender-neutral high school bathrooms in Des Moines, Iowa.

Mike Kennedy, American School & University

DES MOINES, IOWA -- Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, has designated two bathrooms as gender neutral.

KCCI-TV reports that school administrators decided to convert two separate, single toilet faculty restrooms in the library into gender neutral facilities that may be used by students, teachers, or anyone in the school.

“We have a responsibility as the adults in this building to make sure that our students feel included, feel safe,” Principal Kevin Biggs says.

Read the original story in American School & University magazine.

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