Maine Commission Moves to Ban Gender Specific Bathrooms, Sports Teams in Schools

[Shana A]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/08/maine-commission-moves-ban-gender-specific-school-bathrooms-teams/

Maine Commission Moves to Ban Gender Specific Bathrooms, Sports Teams in Schools

By Diane Macedo

- FOXNews.com

The Maine Human Rights Commissions taking heat over a proposal to ban schools from enforcing gender divisions in sports teams, school organizations, bathrooms and locker rooms, saying forcing a student into a particular room or group because of their biological gender amounts to discrimination.

The little girls' room won't be just for little girls anymore, if the Maine Human Rights Commission has its way.

The commission is taking heat over a controversial proposal to ban schools from enforcing gender divisions in sports teams, school organizations, bathrooms and locker rooms. It says forcing a student into a particular room or group because of his or her biological gender amounts to discrimination.

[kyle_lawrence]

Sounds like Maine has the right idea here, but it doesn't seem like the best way to implement it.  Too much at once.   

[Kaelin]

I don't know if it is too much at once, but the issues should probably be handled separately.  The justifications for segregation diverge for bathrooms and sports teams, and it should be easier to get the masses to think clearly about it if one part is taken at a time.