By: William

William
Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:28:12 +0000

From the article: “The most recent reports show police responded to a call at Smith-Steeb Hall where they found a female student in a partial state of undress in a men’s bathroom stall. She was described as lying on the floor and blocking the door.”

There needs to be MUCH better enforcement of gender-specific bathroom rules. Men go to men’s bathrooms, and women go to women’s bathrooms. That’s how it was throughout public school…In fact, if someone even TRIED going to the opposite gender’s bathroom, they would get charged with a sex-related offense.

Also, especially considering how dorms at OSU are co-ed, if the RAs and Residence Life Staff enforced such gender-specific restroom rules, it would better the safety of the overall community.

Had a Residence Life Staff member and/or RA been patrolling THAT particular floor, he/she would have noticed suspicious activity (i.e. a woman entering a MEN’s restroom) and would have questioned her about it. This would have led the staff member to RECOGNIZE the signs of alcohol/drug usage and would have led them to contact the police, preventing any further damage (from the alcohol/drug usage) from occurring.