Timberlane board directs RFP for high school bathroom redesign after months of student complaints

The Timberlane Regional School District Board of Trustees voted to direct the superintendent to issue a request for proposals to select an architect/engineer to design renovations to high‑school bathrooms, board members and administrators said Thursday evening.

Board members said the decision responds to repeated student complaints and a facilities assessment that showed the high‑school restrooms are worn, lack privacy and have contributed to loitering and safety concerns. Principal John Becker and Assistant Principal Tim Brown told trustees that students and staff have pushed for single‑stall restroom designs to improve privacy and safety.

Becker said students have been “large advocates” for the work for six to seven years and cited a climate and culture survey in which students and staff overwhelmingly endorsed single stalls. “Using the restroom is a private activity. People want privacy when they’re using the restroom,” Becker…