Edwardsville, Ill. School Board Approves a $6.8 Million Project to Build Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

ANCHOR Fiery debate over ░░░░░░░░ neutral bathrooms tonight Millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars on the line ░░░░░░░░ Edwardsville as the school ░░░░░░░░ votes to pass the ░░░░░░░░ for Edwardsville High Fox ░░░░░░░░ Max Diekneite was at ░░░░░░░░ meeting which just wrapped ░░░░░░░░ at Liberty Middle School ░░░░░░░░ starts DIEKNEITE voice over ░░░░░░░░ passionate debate over millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars going toward building ░░░░░░░░ gender neutral bathrooms at ░░░░░░░░ High School Some parents ░░░░░░░░ others upset over this ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN MALE 1 Who ░░░░░░░░ the watchers UNKNOWN MALE ░░░░░░░░ But using our tax ░░░░░░░░ money that I earned ░░░░░░░░ do something I oppose ░░░░░░░░ just so wrong Shouldn ░░░░░░░░ even be a consideration ░░░░░░░░ s it s wasting ░░░░░░░░ public s time Thank ░░░░░░░░ Applause DIEKNEITE But others ░░░░░░░░ a current transgender student ░░░░░░░░ the opposition is fearmongering ░░░░░░░░ that these bathrooms are ░░░░░░░░ TRANSGENDER STUDENT From my ░░░░░░░░ as a transgender man ░░░░░░░░ rarely have ever felt ░░░░░░░░ in a public restroom ░░░░░░░░ MALE 3 This is ░░░░░░░░ excellent opportunity to validate ░░░░░░░░ as they are to ░░░░░░░░ education a safe space ░░░░░░░░ them I commend the ░░░░░░░░ on moving forward with ░░░░░░░░ I encourage you to ░░░░░░░░ so And I thank ░░░░░░░░ for your time DIEKNEITE ░░░░░░░░ a look at your ░░░░░░░░ These are renderings of ░░░░░░░░ common area bathrooms boys ░░░░░░░░ girls would share at ░░░░░░░░ High featuring private fully ░░░░░░░░ stalls for each student ░░░░░░░░ is a light above ░░░░░░░░ room indicating whether the ░░░░░░░░ is locked and already ░░░░░░░░ use District officials say ░░░░░░░░ hand washing stations would ░░░░░░░░ in the center for ░░░░░░░░ to use visible from ░░░░░░░░ lobby and supervised during ░░░░░░░░ busiest parts of the ░░░░░░░░ Still some parents fear ░░░░░░░░ teenage boys and girls ░░░░░░░░ the same space like ░░░░░░░░ is a bad idea ░░░░░░░░ night the board voted ░░░░░░░░ pass the 6 8 ░░░░░░░░ proposal meaning these new ░░░░░░░░ neutral bathrooms are coming ░░░░░░░░ Edwardsville High Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ But the controversy and ░░░░░░░░ didn t end there ░░░░░░░░ night The board voted ░░░░░░░░ send part of the ░░░░░░░░ back out to bid ░░░░░░░░ one of the board ░░░░░░░░ companies was allowed to ░░░░░░░░ a bid on the ░░░░░░░░ proposal That still needs ░░░░░░░░ be wrapped up But ░░░░░░░░ the board did vote ░░░░░░░░ to pass these gender ░░░░░░░░ bathrooms which will be ░░░░░░░░ to Edwardsville High Reporting ░░░░░░░░ Edwardsville Max Deikneite Fox ░░░░░░░░ News.”