{"id":180370,"date":"2025-08-27T18:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180370\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T18:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:22:10","slug":"chicago-area-high-school-removes-bathroom-doors-to-prevent-vaping-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180370\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago area high school removes bathroom doors to prevent vaping, fighting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

OAK PARK, Ill.<\/strong> – A suburban high school said it removed the exterior doors from some of its bathrooms to prevent “inappropriate activities” like vaping, skipping class, and fighting.<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

A spokesperson from the Oak Park<\/a> and River Forest<\/a> High School said the move came after “frequent complaints” received last year from parents, faculty, staff and students about the activities.<\/p>\n

The doors were removed as an “evidence-based practice in architecture called crime prevention through environmental design,” the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n

They added that the exterior doors of only some bathrooms were removed, specifically those in which there was not a direct line of sight to where stalls or urinals were located.<\/p>\n

None of the stall doors were removed.<\/p>\n

The school said the bathroom entrances now resemble those seen in airports, many schools, and other public places where bathrooms don\u2019t have exterior doors.<\/p>\n

“This is only our third week of school, but our Campus Safety staff report fewer crowds of students are congregating in the bathrooms now,” said the spokesperson in an email.<\/p>\n

The other side:<\/p>\n

In a petition posted on Change.org titled “WE NEED DOORS” by a student, opponents of the change argued it “disregards basic needs and inadvertently contributes to an atmosphere of anxiety and distress among students.”<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday, the petition earned more than 400 signatures.<\/p>\n

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