Without paper towels, tampons/pads, toilet paper, locks on stalls, or working sinks, all of the student bathrooms are in a crisis. If you’ve used any of the bathrooms on campus, you have most likely found that something was missing, despite it being one of the most necessary of students’ daily needs.
Whether it’s a missing toilet paper box, a lack of sanitary products, or even (god forbid) there is no soap, there always seems to be something wrong with every bathroom students may use.
With only so many bathrooms under-supplied, the few working stalls/sinks left have lines that could take all of the passing period to wait for. Those with long treks to class often have to sacrifice bathroom breaks to avoid a tardy.
This is especially an issue when it comes to the (one and only) gender-neutral bathroom, which is constantly in use, leaving a line running down the hallway that could sometimes take even a whole class period to wait for. With the school year just beginning, many expected these issues to have been resolved over the summer, however, it seems they have only become bigger problems for students who are just trying to get through the day.
“The air is so unbelievably thick,” said senior Stephanie Morrish, who is fed up with the state of student bathrooms, particularly the stench they emanate. There have been complaints of both pee and weed smells in the bathroom, and only one of those belongs in the restroom. Another senior, Edith Blanke, complained, “The worst part of my day is the time I spend in the C. K. McClatchy student bathrooms, hands down.”
Students have protested the lack of soap, paper towels, and toilet seat covers in the bathroom, which makes the necessary restrooms challenging to use at times.
Yard duty used to regularly pop into the bathroom and make sure it was fully stocked, but it seems those trips haven’t been made in a few weeks. Bathrooms are also neglected by students alike, who misuse supplies and leave the toilets clogged and stalls vandalized…
Whatever the reason may be for the undersupply of sanitary products, the bathrooms are campus necessities. Yet, they are also one of the most neglected aspects of our entire school. Why have we given up on clean restrooms?
Bathrooms have never had the most sanitary reputation, but lately, CKM bathrooms have become borderline unusable.
One reply on “Bathroom Crisis”
I have heard these comments over and over again, and I cannot believe this is happening in a high school in this country. The use of a toilet is an issue of health and not of luxury. Access to a clean toilet in a safe, and sanitary area is a basic need for anyone. If teachers have access to clean toilets with soap and toilet paper, the students should have also access to the same quality of services.