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Student envoy urges repairs to water fountains and girls' locker‑room doors; committee says summer work planned
Summary
Student envoy Leah Reese told the committee multiple water fountains are out of service and reported bathroom sinks and some locks in the girls' locker room are broken. Committee members and staff said bathroom renovations are scheduled this summer and agreed to follow up on locks and plumbing.
Leah Reese, the high school student envoy, raised building maintenance concerns during the June 3 Barnstable School Committee meeting, saying only two water fountains were working at her building and that several sinks and toilets were out of service. She also reported a girls' locker‑room stall without a lock and a hole in the wall near plumbing fixtures, and asked the district to check accessibility and privacy issues.
Committee members said they had done walkthroughs with the superintendent and acknowledged that the high school is an older building with capital projects planned; they said bathroom renovations are scheduled for the summer and asked administration to follow up promptly on basic safety fixes such as locks. Members urged a peer‑to‑peer approach to encourage student stewardship of facilities and noted the district's custodial staff has stepped up to maintain buildings.
In follow‑up comments, school leaders said they would verify which fixtures remain out of service, confirm the girls' locker‑room status and return an update to the committee. The item was recorded as part of the student envoy report (transcript coverage began at SEG 930).
