Removal of Restroom Doors Alarms some Students at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Chicago Suburbs

Why some bathroom doors have been removed in an Illinois high school

OAK PARK, Ill. (WGN) – A Chicago-area high school has been creating a bit of a stir online with a unique solution to stop unwanted behavior in their bathrooms. Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) has removed the exterior doors to the school bathrooms. The decision comes after several complaints were made last year about unwanted activity in the restrooms. Back to school already? Why the academic year keeps getting shifted earlier …

Removal of restroom doors alarms some students at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Chicago suburbs

By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Oak Park and River Forest High School has taken the doors off some student restrooms — and school leaders say there is a reason behind it. But some students were not pleased at all when they found the exterior doors gone from most of the men’s and women’s restrooms on the very first day back to class this year. OPRF junior Laila Rosenthal immediately disagreed with the id…

Oak Park River Forest High School removes exterior doors of most of its bathrooms

The school says this was done to help stop students from doing such things as vaping, skipping class and fighting.

Suburban high school removes bathroom doors to curb unwanted student behavior

OAK PARK, Ill. (WGN) - A west suburban high school has been creating a bit of a stir online with a unique solution to stop unwanted behavior in their bathrooms. Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) has removed the exterior doors to the school bathrooms. Pritzker says no extra state money available for Chicago Public Schools The move was made after several complaints were made last year about unwanted activity in the bathrooms. The …

Oak Park and River Forest High School removes bathroom doors to prevent student vaping

Students at Oak Park and River Forest High School noticed something different when they returned to school this month. The exterior doors had been removed from most bathrooms at the school as officials work to prevent incidents of vaping and class ditching. Doors on bathroom stalls remain in place. When the change was announced at the senior class assembly during the first week of school, some seniors reportedly booed. “Our jaws dropped,” said R…