Malls have had Family bathrooms for some time now where both genders can go in. We are talking school age children, not adults who can at least attempt to defend themselves if attacked. Young children can not and have to be protected.
Don't you think mom's of boys are scared when they have to let their young son's use a men's room where all kinds of weird junk goes on? School bathrooms are scary enough today with people having sex in them or smoking weed or masturbating. If you don't think this kind of behavior isn't going on in Middle to HS and adult men's rooms you never raised boys. Nor listen to your nightly news. Teachers having sex with students, and females getting lesser sentences than the men.
I don’t know how you legislate proof of appropriateness of facility use. You can’t ask someone to reveal their private parts, can you? If you demand that only certain people can go into certain facilities, would that also keep you, as a mom, from escorting your sons into the bathroom? It is a mess! Is it time to bring back the bathroom attendant?
The culture war has probably been lost.
I was listening to Michael Savage’s show yesterday. He had an idea to change the signs to Adults and Children. A caller who was a plumber said it might in theory be a good idea, but there were occupancy building codes in place which would make this idea unworkable for now. Laws would need to be changed. It’s a bigger issue than many realize.