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Switch bathrooms and watch

Tue., June 7, 2016

Were I still attending high school today at a time when the federal government could and did send a letter to every school district in the country detailing who, when and how the students could use the facilities normally separated by physical development, i.e., male, female, I believe I would promote a program where in all the boys of a certain grade, seniors preferable, and girls of alike status would all, in groups, start using the other gender’s bathrooms, showers, changing rooms, etc. with appropriate warning to those normally using those facilities.

The school board would quickly become involved as would the parents. The results?

Larry Connelly

Liberty Lake

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