<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Avp0G_1H1ErCim00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Avp0G_1H1ErCim00" width="2001" height="1334" ></figure>During the past few months, the boys bathrooms at Wayland High School (WHS) have consistently been vandalized. This has been an on-going issue at WHS. Last winter, the bathrooms were shut down due to similar vandalism.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=44Hpuc_1H1ErCim00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=44Hpuc_1H1ErCim00" width="1200" height="800" ></figure>Before <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Umvnx_1H1ErCim00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Umvnx_1H1ErCim00" width="1200" height="800" ></figure>According to custodian Tony Pilla, objects like paper towels, water bottles, lunch trays, food and socks were shoved into the toilets. The custodial staff would find urine in the paper towel dispensers and orange skins scattered across the bathroom.“We feel that [it is] very disrespectful,” Pilla said. “[Students] don’t realize we have to stick our hands in [the toilet] to pull it out.”This year, the custodians have found themselves to be short-staffed, making the process of cleaning up the bathrooms harder and more time consuming. Despite these additional responsibilities, the custodians still continue to clean the bathrooms and ensure they remain usable.“I think [the vandalism] has gotten more drastic than in the past,” sophomore Emmet Flately said.The administration has shown concern about this destruction. According to WHS Principal Allyson Mizoguchi, the administration hopes that the school can work together to prevent similar incidents from occurring again.“These are collective spaces that [we] all deserve to have clean,” Mizoguchi said. “We’d prefer to be able to trust that our students can use it appropriately.”According to Mizoguchi, if the vandalism doesn’t stop, the school may have to implement stricter rules. Mizoguchi mentioned how the administration could start having students use bathroom passes, sign in and out before leaving the classroom or even have adults stand outside the doors to keep watch of activity around the bathrooms.According to Student Council advisor and English teacher John Keene, a possible consequence for these actions may be the cancellation of the Color Blast, an annual tradition at WHS.Administration wants students to step up, look out for each other and tell a teacher or staff member if they see or hear about anyone trashing the restrooms. Whether the school maintains its current trust or moves toward stricter oversight will depend on how the community chooses to act next.“The sort of ‘how to fix this and what to do next’ is largely up to the students,” said Mizoguchi.</div></body>

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During the past few months, the boys bathrooms at Wayland High School (WHS) have consistently been vandalized. This has been an on-going issue at WHS. Last winter, the bathrooms were shut down due to similar vandalism. Before. According to custodian Tony Pilla, objects like paper towels, water bottles, lunch trays,...

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During the past few months, the boys bathrooms at Wayland High School (WHS) have consistently been vandalized. This has been an on-going issue at WHS. Last

WHS responds to ongoing bathroom vandalism

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