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[–]Wanderingthehalls 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This does also show how vulnerable little boys are if they are alone in changing rooms. As this man stood out more in a woman costume in the girls' changing room. Before he trooned how noticeable would he have been trooping through the boys.' Bearing in mind that children are more likely to be at activities like swim training with their mother. That means that once little boys are too old to be with their mothers in women's changing rooms, they are getting changed alone, from around age 8 or 9, and this kind of man, without the giant red flag of a lady identity can potentially be around them.

[–]ClassroomPast6178[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah. Having supervised children changing for school swimming lessons at the local municipal pool (one of the worst jobs a primary teacher has to do in my opinion, personal safeguarding is an absolute nightmare unless you have good staff assisting you) I’ve always been acutely aware of people who “just happen” to need the changing rooms when I’ve brought thirty children in.

“Sorry mate, you’re going to have to wait ten minutes because you’re not changing in a changing room with fifteen nine-year old boys, no matter how much you plead with me”.

“Excuse me, why exactly are you in the viewing gallery whilst my class is in the pool?”