I'm no lawyer, but it is hard to imagine anyone getting too
worked up about a 19 year old college student using the same
general shower facility as 17-18 year old high school students.
I work out at the YMCA and the females using the locker/shower
facilites range in age from 5 to 80.

On 6/23/09, cjode wrote:
> Perhaps it is no big deal to shower in the common area, but I
> certainly would not recommend it. One moment can forever taint
> your career and you are just starting out. I say, take a towel
> bath at the sink with your sweaty clothes on, go into a private
> stall and change. I have been teaching 27 years and have
> witnessed what one slightly biased comment can do to a teacher
> more than once! Good luck.
>
>
>
>
> On 6/23/09, Lauren wrote:
>> Hi--
>>
>> I am student teaching PE at a Texas high school this
>> summer and one of my assignments is to supervise "open
>> gym" for basketball games. My supervisor has encouraged
>> me to join in the games, which is fine with me as a former
>> basketball player.
>>
>> The only problem is, I get extremely hot and sweaty by the
>> time the afternoon is over and have an evening class right
>> after that to attend. There is no locker room for the
>> teachers/coaches and my supervisor has said feel free to
>> uses the student facility which is a large community
>> shower and locker room.
>>
>> I am 19 and no one seems to care or notice as at the end
>> of the session there are usually 10 to 25 students
>> showering and changing. I would rather not got to class
>> soaked in sweat, but am not sure what the most appropriate
>> way to handle this may be. BTW, my supervisor is the
>> assistant basketbal coach and in her late 20's and also
>> uses the student shower. Doesn't seem to be a
>> problem . . .

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