The 7781 stand for HS and college grad years? I went to U. of Md after graduation

Suitland, but we moved to AA Co. at the end of my junior year, so I didn't graduate from there.

Crossland.. You??

Which school?

The high school as well, not that they're doing anything about it. You walk down the hall and get a contact high from the weed stink.

Honestly, this is the first time i realized that the bathrooms being locked was abnormal. They kept them locked up tight back in the '90s in my small-town high school. Sad they're still doing it.

I went to Wilde Lake from 04-08 and I don't remember any bathrooms being locked.

We had nicotine on the run. Smoking rates were crashing. Looked like we might live in a country that was nearly nicotine free... Then these vapes come along. Decades of public health work get cancelled out in half a generation.

I was there during that time period

We go there: it’s definitely reasonably priced. We typically spend like 120 on yearly exam and shots

I had no comment about that. My entire comment was about the public schools having locks on their bathrooms. Just amazing to me.

I can assure you kids in private schools are abusing substances, perhaps even moreso in my experience with them

I just find it fascinating

Probably all high schools. Substance abuse is getting more common among teens unfortunately

They only lock certain ones, to funnel the students to certain ones that can be supervised outside. Kids are less likely to try/get away with stuff if they know a teacher can pop in

I grew up in Columbia but now work at a k-8 public school in philadelphia. All bathrooms except the ones by the cafeteria are always locked. For what reason I’m not sure. There are probably multiple. Everyone has time allotted in their schedule to take a class bathroom break.

In my day (mid-1970s, PG County), they just took the doors off the bathrooms, so it was easier to catch the smokers.

What do you mean?

I understand. The line about the bathrooms being locked isn't emphasized on the flyer but that is what stood out to me. Just a matter of perspective.

Fascinating. Private schools don’t have locks on the bathroom…..absolutely fascinating.

FTR, I was completely serious about my question. I could not discern what you were asking about being just long reach. May have seemed obvious to you, but wasn’t to me.

Are they doing something different from before? When I was at Centennial (1999-2002), bathrooms except the ones in the locker rooms or by the front office were locked during the day. Similar reasons.

Maybe I’m dumb, but how do the kids go to the bathroom if they’re all locked?

Most likely because it's impossible to get kids to stop vaping in the bathrooms. Personally I don't think locking bathrooms is the right solution, but I truly get the frustration from staff.

They’re doing this in Oakland Mills Middle, too. Shut down some of the bathrooms due to misuse.