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Privacy please? Fixing locks in school bathrooms

ISSUE: Broken bathroom locks.
BACKGROUND: A group of 5th and 6th graders at Andersen Elementary were frustrated with the lack of privacy in the bathroom stalls and decided to take on the issue of locks in the bathroom. Many of the locks on the doors in the bathroom stalls were missing or broken.

PROJECT STEPS

  • Met with the principal to discuss their concerns
  • Arranged a meeting with the maintenance staff at the school
  • Researched costs for new door latches
  • Presented findings to school administration

RESULT: At the end of the school year, new door latches were affixed to the doors of the bathroom stalls.

 
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