La. Rev. Stat. § 9:62
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Safety and privacy in restrooms of public schools
Official statutory text
A. A public school shall designate each multi-occupancy restroom or changing room for the exclusive use of either females, males, or members of the same family.
B.(1) A restroom or changing room within a public school that is designated for males or females shall be used only by members of that same sex. No individual shall enter a restroom or changing room that is designated for one sex unless the individual is a member of that sex.
(2) The public school shall take reasonable steps to provide individuals with privacy in restrooms and changing rooms from members of the opposite sex.
C. During any public school authorized activity or event where students share sleeping quarters, no student shall share sleeping quarters with a member of the opposite sex, unless such persons are members of the same family, such as a parent, legal guardian, sibling, or grandparent, and the student has received approval from the parent or legal guardian to do so.
D. In any other public school facility or setting where a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, school personnel shall provide separate, private areas designated for use by persons based on their sex, and no person shall enter these private areas unless the person is a member of the designated sex.
E. This Section shall not apply to an individual who enters a restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarters designated for the opposite sex in any of the following circumstances:
(1) To perform custodial services or maintenance of a restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarters that is normally used by the opposite sex.
(2) To render medical assistance.
(3) To render assistance by law enforcement.
(4) To provide services or render aid during a natural disaster, a declared emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat to good order or safety.
F. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a public school from adopting policies necessary to accommodate persons protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act or young children in need of physical assistance when using restrooms, changing facilities, or sleeping quarters.
Acts 2024, No. 436, §1.
B.(1) A restroom or changing room within a public school that is designated for males or females shall be used only by members of that same sex. No individual shall enter a restroom or changing room that is designated for one sex unless the individual is a member of that sex.
(2) The public school shall take reasonable steps to provide individuals with privacy in restrooms and changing rooms from members of the opposite sex.
C. During any public school authorized activity or event where students share sleeping quarters, no student shall share sleeping quarters with a member of the opposite sex, unless such persons are members of the same family, such as a parent, legal guardian, sibling, or grandparent, and the student has received approval from the parent or legal guardian to do so.
D. In any other public school facility or setting where a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, school personnel shall provide separate, private areas designated for use by persons based on their sex, and no person shall enter these private areas unless the person is a member of the designated sex.
E. This Section shall not apply to an individual who enters a restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarters designated for the opposite sex in any of the following circumstances:
(1) To perform custodial services or maintenance of a restroom, changing room, or sleeping quarters that is normally used by the opposite sex.
(2) To render medical assistance.
(3) To render assistance by law enforcement.
(4) To provide services or render aid during a natural disaster, a declared emergency, or when necessary to prevent a serious threat to good order or safety.
F. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a public school from adopting policies necessary to accommodate persons protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act or young children in need of physical assistance when using restrooms, changing facilities, or sleeping quarters.
Acts 2024, No. 436, §1.
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