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Help me make the case to DD’s school about gendered loos!

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Rainallnight · 24/02/2020 12:41

DD’s school has pink butterflies on the walls of the girls’ loos and blue spacemen and rockets on the walls of the boys’ loos. In 2020.

I want to email the school to start a conversation about getting it changed - does anyone have any tips for what I can say, especially any evidence I can point to about why this is so dreadful?

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MsTSwift · 24/02/2020 12:47

An enterprising parent approached a posh paint shop - they bun end of season paint and gave us loads for free. So the colours were slightly odd but hey ho beggars can’t be choosers.

Actually this thread is giving me flashbacks me and 3 friends had just finished this shit job when my friends dd came in to tell us we had painted the staff Lois. So we then had to do the girls ones. We nearly cried tbh

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Rainallnight · 24/02/2020 12:46

A team of parents is going to do the painting.

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MsTSwift · 24/02/2020 12:45

Don’t do it. Unless it’s a private school. The schools have no money. A team of us actually went in and painted the girls loos ourselves they were so hideous. I agree with your sentiment but I really wouldn’t pick this battle.

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Rainallnight · 24/02/2020 12:44

I am volunteering to raise money. And some parents have offered to do the painting. That wasn’t my question.

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Lifesabeach86 · 24/02/2020 12:44

What the above poster says. Unless you are willing to fund raise or four yourself, there just isn't the money

MrsAgassi · 24/02/2020 12:42

I get your point but schools are short of money. Unless you’re volunteering to raise the funds for redecoration I would imagine the conversation is futile.