LAMPMAN, SK: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the South East Cornerstone Public School Division (Division) has responded to a legal warning letter from a lawyer funded by the Justice Centre after female students reported feeling unsafe sharing a girls’ multi-stall washroom with a trans-identifying male student. The Division still has not confirmed whether the practice may continue during the 2026–2027 school year despite concerns raised by numerous female students.
The dispute arose after a 17-year-old trans-identifying male student was permitted to use the girls’ multi-stall washroom at Lampman School during the previous school year, despite having access to an alternative single-stall washroom. Several female students reported feeling unsafe, uncomfortable, and reluctant to use the girls’ washroom. Some female students even left school property during the day to use washrooms at nearby businesses.
The Division received written statements describing the negative impacts of the existing policy. One 13-year-old girl wrote, “I feel scared that [name omitted] is in there and could try looking over the stalls. This has now caused me trauma and [I] have lost trust in my school.”
A 16-year-old student wrote, “All students deserve to feel secure when using bathrooms and other shared spaces, without fear of being watched or threatened.”
Constitutional lawyer Allison Pejovic, whose representation of Lampman mother Tawney Johnson is funded by the Justice Centre, first wrote to the Division in May 2026. The Division responded on June 15, stating that privacy obligations prevented it from discussing the circumstances of an identifiable student. It also advised that Lampman School had created three additional single-stall, gender-neutral washrooms, bringing the total to four.
Ms. Pejovic replied on June 22 that the Division’s response did not clarify whether access to male and female multi-stall washrooms would be based on students’ biological sex or gender identity. She also asked what measures the Division would take to address the female students’ safety concerns if trans-identifying male students continued to use the girls’ washroom.
After receiving no answer to those questions for more than two months, Ms. Pejovic sent a follow-up letter on August 28. She noted that the questions had become increasingly urgent with the new school year approaching and requested an immediate response.
On September 8, the Division replied that students’ access to washrooms is managed on a case-by-case basis in accordance with human rights and privacy. It stated that its schools provide male, female, and gender-neutral washrooms. It also confirmed that single-stall, gender-neutral washrooms are available to any student.
However, the Division failed to answer whether access to male and female multi-stall washrooms is based on biological sex or gender identity. It also identified no specific measures to address female students’ privacy and safety concerns.
“Female high school students should not feel so unsafe using the girls’ washroom in their school that they choose to leave the safety of school property during the day to use the washroom at nearby businesses,” stated Ms. Pejovic.
Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre continue to seek clarity about how the Division will protect the privacy, dignity, and safety of female students at Lampman School.
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