Parents of children who attend Musselburgh Grammar School are in uproar over plans to install mixed-sex lavatoriesWider installation of mixed-sex lavatory facilities in Scotland should be reversed, according to women’s campaigners, who claim it is a “retrograde step” increasing the risk of upskirting and assault by males. Views are being sought by the UK government on lavatory provision for men and women amid recognition that gender-neutral facilities to accommodate the needs and rights of transgender people may place women at a “significant disadvantage”. SponsoredBuildings owned by the Scottish government and local authorities are among those in recent years to have introduced mixed-sex facilities, typically consisting of private cubicles with communal areas for hand-washing. Mixed facilities in state schools have provoked concern from parents that girls as young as 11 are expected to share lavatory space with boys as old as 18.

Source: The Times February 28, 2021 00:08 UTC