Gender neutral school bathroom policy on deck Shelter Island School. (Credit: Ambrose Clancy)
The Shelter Island Board of Education offered a first reading of a policy Monday evening creating gender neutral single occupancy bathrooms at the school.
The policy is in line, officials said, with creating and maintaining an inclusive educational and work environment.
If the policy is adopted it would designate all single-occupancy bathroom facilities as gender neutral for use by no more than one occupant at a time or for family or assisted use.
Graduation plans
With the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, school officials went out of their way to implement special activities around the graduation of the class of 2020.