COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — According to Whetstone High School students in Columbus, using the bathroom has become a difficult feat.
Freshman Nora Hardesty said the bathrooms at the Columbus City Schools (CCS) high school are dirty, mirrorless and frequently locked. She said those that are open require students to wait in long lines under teacher supervision, and students are fed up.
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“Today, I had to use the bathroom so bad and my teacher gave me permission to go run there real quick and all of them were locked,” Hardesty said. “I had to wait 10 whole minutes to use the bathroom, I was on the verge of peeing myself. That’s a basic human right, like, you can’t not let me go to the bathroom, especially when it’s an emergency.”
CCS maintains the policy is for student safety, citing reports of fights at Whetstone last year in the restrooms. CCS Media Relations Coordinator Tyler Carter said there are still options for students, explaining one primary bathroom is closed for repairs, but students have access to another main restroom during breaks…