An effort to construct all-gender bathrooms at a Palo Alto Unified School District elementary school has sparked outrage among families, but district officials say it’s all a misunderstanding.
The dust-up started when parents claimed they heard the district planned to implement only gender-neutral bathrooms on Herbert Hoover Elementary School’s new campus – a $54 million renovation project that will construct four new buildings by 2026. They swiftly took action, with nearly 20 students...