A few days ago
Anonymous

Americans, is this true?

I’m British and i’ve read somewhere that in America in high school you have to use communal showers in PE is this true?!

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A few days ago
mhavnaer

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Okay, okay….yeah, its true. But its not like there’s this one shower head and everyone crushes together at once to get under it.

First, there’s a shower room for the boys and a SEPARATE room for the girls. Then, in each room, there’s a long stall with 10-20 different shower heads, one for each individual.

Its just like your socce….uh…football players’ locker room at Wembley. Beckham engages in communal showers, too.

S’ no big thing.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
Apparently all the girls from the USA here, have private shower stalls at their schools. Based on the answers here so far.

Architects in the USA don’t believe that boys need private stalls. As a matter of fact they don’t think that dividers between urinals are needed either. So splashing the guy next to you is “OK” to them.

The boys lockers and restroom are really crap! Sometimes there are no mirrors, only one, maybe two sinks. An on occasion the have a common trough (looks like a feeder for pigs), instead of urinals.

Now that “gay is in”, maybe some of the architects (who may also be gay) will think differently in the future for the boys… ..a little toe tapping, Senator Craig?

WAIT a minute! Doesn’t the UK have unisex bathrooms, in public?

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A few days ago
kikio
If in communal you mean guys shower with guys and girls with girls, then yes. Certain schools however, may not have showers. I know the high school I went to did, it was up to the individual if they wanted to use them (or if they had the time before getting to their next class).
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A few days ago
greenwhitecollege
It is not a requirement in most high schools to shower after PE. Only if you are in sports. Girls and boys ALWAYS have seperate showers.
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A few days ago
practical thinking
Yes, if you attend a school that is not a well funded institution, you are very likely going to have to use a communal shower. If you are in one of those “rich” schools, sometimes you get private showers. Also, girls tend to get private showers more than guys. Go figure, stupid sexism.
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A few days ago
Gabriella4
At my high school we do not shower after gym, simply because there would be no time for it. Its one of those things where it depends on who you ask, some school do it and others dont
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A few days ago
‘Barn
At the high school I attended there were communal showers and a couple private ones.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
The have communal showers, but you do not have to shower if you don’t want to ( but taking a shower is nice) Also, I do not know if you are afraid of being nude in public or something like that. I just recommend that you act as if everything was normal. Rule of thumb.
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A few days ago
E M M A
In some places, yes they have communal showers, but at the school I go to there is none and I haven’t heard a lot of schools doing it anymore
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A few days ago
Anonymous
It was true when I was going to high school, 1974-1977. The showers were not co-ed, if that’s what you’re really asking.
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