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Inclusive restroom design tops equity discussion at Medford High advisory meeting
Summary
Advisory members and students debated restroom design options—single-stall distribution, all‑gender multiuser stalls, and convertible 'all‑gender ready' layouts—citing privacy, safety, vape detection, and recent Massachusetts plumbing-code changes as factors to weigh in future design and operations.
Medford — Toilet rooms emerged as a central equity and operations discussion during an advisory meeting for the reimagined Medford High School, with students and designers urging both privacy and practical safeguards.
"Toilet rooms are something that actually play into this, fairly heavily, from a school design perspective," said Matt Bryce, the SMMA principal in charge, introducing images and operational concerns. He noted designers would study options rather than decide…
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