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Veilsofmorning · 08/05/2026 14:09

BernardBlacksMolluscs · 08/05/2026 11:43

Racism innit?

“men who look like me are totally trustworthy and deserve to have whatever they want. Men who don’t look like me need careful watching “

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You make a very valid point- so now we should ask, ‘Why are you being racist?’ to follow up on why are you doing this? Turns the tables rather on the self-righteous, I think!

MrsOvertonsWindow · 08/05/2026 14:21

SingleSexSpacesInSchools · 08/05/2026 11:52

I have found more and more schools relying on this interpretation recently it’s certainly not just one or two locals or this school in the article.

I think if we were being extremely charitable, you may be able to say that this is a possible interpretation but I don’t see how it lines up with other government legislation at all which explicitly says cubicles have to be Floor ceiling doors have a sink and a basin and be soundproof

Of course that particular type of toilet has huge health and safety concerns especially in a school where sexual assault vaping drugs et cetera are even more likely than a regular toilet

I think a very valid plan of attack for institutions that are following this flawed interpretation is asking a health and safety assessment and highlighting the massive risks it must contain and how that’s not ok in a school

All it would take is a few determined parents and it's way less toxic than the task I have been landed with.

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Agreed. And as I've pointed out on several threads, in England schools are bound by Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). There's a new draft that should shortly to be ratified as the consultation has now closed and it's absolutely explicit that single sex toilets MUST be provided (para 106) and in relation to changing rooms "Schools and colleges must not allow a child, aged 11 years or older at the start of the school year, to undress in front of a child of the opposite biological sex, to comply with their safeguarding duties" (para 112).

Safeguarding guidance is statutory for schools - it's a must do, not negotiable. So unless this is removed from KCSIE after the consultation - and there a lot of male led adult groups very unhappy that they're being told no access for men and boys to women and girls undressing - it's a slam dunk for English schools. They must comply and Ofsted will ensure that schools comply with all safeguarding legislation.

Such a shame that safeguarding children seems to be an optional extra for so many Scottish politicians.

MyAmpleSheep · 08/05/2026 14:55

Veilsofmorning · 08/05/2026 14:09

You make a very valid point- so now we should ask, ‘Why are you being racist?’ to follow up on why are you doing this? Turns the tables rather on the self-righteous, I think!

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Rather than strictly race based I think it's cultural supremacy bias - if your society is poor enough to need help building toilets then you are too primitive to be trusted with the "benefits" of all-together toileting.

"But one day, with luck, you will have progessed in social conscience sufficiently to have modern toilet facilities which don't separate men and women."

The result is the same, though.

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