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NHS students tell school committee bathroom closures are disrupting instruction
Summary
Student Advisory Council presented data and firsthand accounts of frequent bathroom closures, vaping and vandalism at Northampton High School, and urged a digital hall‑pass pilot and staffing changes to reduce lost class time.
Student leaders told the Northampton School Committee on Dec. 11 that repeated bathroom closures and long waits at Northampton High School are causing students to arrive late or miss class.
"Many students are arriving late to class and or missing large chunks of class leading to gaps in information," said Edie Adams Cernall, a sophomore at NHS, introducing the Student Advisory Council's presentation on bathroom access. Students said closures are most frequent in the 2nd‑floor boys’ room and sometimes leave only one working bathroom for an entire gender, leading to congestion and opportunities for skipping…
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