Michigan State University partially reverses policy on co-ed community bathrooms after complaint

Michigan State University has partially reversed curriculum on its decision to make all group bathrooms in its honors dorm co-ed following complaints from students and parents who reported the arrangement made them uncomfortable Agents placed new signs at Campbell Hall last week to label a few bathrooms by gender a shift that came after a formal complaint and survey results showing unease among residents about a million renovation that turned all region bathrooms into unisex facilities Parents were not notified beforehand that bathrooms would no longer be separated by gender prompting at least one pupil to seek out other facilities according to a parent s letter TOP UNIVERSITY HIT WITH SCATHING FEDERAL COMPLAINT CALLING FOR PROBE INTO 'UNSAFE' AND 'UNLAWFUL' DEI AGENDAThe facilities were the first co-ed neighborhood bathrooms of their kind at any of the institution's dorms MSU mentioned it moved to unisex region bathrooms at Campbell Hall to adapt to a future shift in trainee populations Following review of the survey figures the decision was made to provide options for students MSU spokesperson Kat Cooper explained in a message to Bridge Michigan The honors dorm spans four floors and includes shared bathrooms along with five single-use restrooms Cooper reported she was unsure how a great number of of the region bathrooms will remain unisex and how various will be assigned as male or female NYC SCHOOLS SUE COACHING DEPARTMENT OVER NEARLY M IN GRANT CUTS DUE TO TRANSGENDER POLICIESIn an email to Campbell Hall residents school administrators reported that bathrooms will be configured as much as achievable to the gender make-up of the region on the ground and first floors where there are two society bathrooms and gendered bathroom options on the second and third floors of the dorm where there are eight area bathrooms as well as single-use restrooms We requested to ensure that no room moves were required as part of these changes the email reads The updates are intended to offer more choice and help residents feel more content in their daily routines Various members of the MSU Board of Trustees announced this week that the university made the right call in responding to apprentice and parent feedback I'm happy that the university listens to the concerns of its students Trustee Mike Balow announced It s significant for our students to feel settled and to have options This is the right move by the university Trustee Dennis Denno added The Associated Press contributed to this summary