As per the mandate by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in the USA, all public schools under it its purview must adopt new signage for their student washrooms and toilets, making them ‘gender neutral’.
This has been hailed as a big step towards gender equity and CPS has asked the schools to use signage that tells students they can use the toilets that reflect their gender identities and going forward they have a long-term plan to make the changes more permanent
CPS officer Camie Pratt said in a video that is available on twitter, “All CPS students and staff will have fair and equitable access to bathroom facilities that align with their gender identity.” She added that the signage will “make it clear that all restrooms are open for use by anyone who feels comfortable and will increase gender equality for all.”
ICYMI: We’re requiring all schools to adopt new signage to make our restrooms more inclusive. This is a big step forward for gender equity for our students and staff. pic.twitter.com/4JPBdd1jQy
— CPS – Chicago Public Schools (@ChiPubSchools) November 30, 2021
The new signages indicate the fixtures available inside the restroom and announce that it is open to users of any gender identity and expression. Other signages include “This restroom has stalls/urinals and all who feel comfortable can use them” and “This is a gender-neutral restroom with multiple stalls, it is open to users of any gender identity and expression”.
Other signages include “This restroom has stalls/urinals and all who feel comfortable can use them” and “This is a gender-neutral restroom with multiple stalls, it is open to users of any gender identity and expression”.
Other signages include “This restroom has stalls/urinals and all who feel comfortable can use them” and “This is a gender-neutral restroom with multiple stalls, it is open to users of any gender identity and expression”.
As per an OpIndia report, NCERT teachers training manual had proposed gender-neutral toilets and puberty blockers for children in Indian schools to promote ‘gender inclusiveness’. A
However, there was a massive outrage and the NCERT document was removed from their website. Child rights body NCPCR had called the NCERT document ‘a conspiracy to traumatise school students’.
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