East’s two gender-neutral bathrooms were completed shortly before the first day of school, and have since received differing reactions from students and teachers. The plan for the privacy bathrooms — as well as additional seating areas in place of lockers and collaborative spaces — was passed in Oct. 2020 as part of a $264 million bond issued by SMSD to schools around the district. $4.5 million was allocated to East for the renovation. Currently, the building addition and locker replacement are still under construction. Located on the south ramp and fourth floor, the bathrooms are made up of eight stalls and eight sinks open to the hallway without a dividing wall. The team of architects, interior design firm, district facility staff and The East Renovations Committee — a board of teachers and administrators — determined that individual privacy toilets would be more financially and spatially worthwhile than single occupant toilet rooms after considering cost, location, safety and se...