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But the bullying and fighting is tied to the gender issue. Look at what happened to Nex Benedict. Also, consider what can happen if a small, feminine appearing male uses the men’s room when a group of larger, very masculine males are in the bathroom, too. Maybe nothing will happen to that person, and everyone will use the bathroom, leave, and go about their day. There’s also a chance that person could be bullied where teachers and school resource officers can’t see it occur. Better safe than sorry; especially when it means someone’s child could die at school. PEOPLE need a bathroom. People do not need a bathroom lounge for groups to congregate and bully others, regardless of the reason as to why they might bully others.
If it doesn't matter which bathroom people use, wouldn't such a person use the women's restroom if they were worried about that? It's not like bathrooms are suddenly going to have an even mix of genders using them. I'm a guy. I'm going to use the men's restroom either way. That's going to be the same for almost everyone.
Also, if they want to fight someone for being trans, it's going to happen regardless of the bathroom situation.
I agree with that last part, but the bathroom is the one place that isn’t patrolled and in public view. If schools had one stall bathrooms with the big steel door that closes behind it (like a classrooms have), then at least no one could be followed into the bathroom or ambushed there. That eliminates the need to label bathrooms by gender. Suddenly the bathroom is just a bathroom, just like faculty one stall bathrooms! Also, people with medical problems could have a little privacy on the toilet. Does anyone ever think of them?
That's great, but does little for the current situation. Schools aren't just going remodel bathrooms, or more, to accomplish this. I'm also saying that preventing them from using the bathroom of their choice changes nothing for bullying. They could just as easily just get ganged up on off school property where the school can't do shit in the first place.