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Wander · 11th Mar 2009, 06:05 AM

This should be a simple question: were you ever required to take a shower during school? As in after a sports event, during PE, for any reason, anything? Was it solo, behind closed doors, what? I'm not looking for embarrassing erection stories, just answers.

**Maddy** · 11th Mar 2009, 06:15 AM

I don't think my year 7-10 campus even had showers. We'd change for sport in classrooms during recess or lunch break, and back afterwards.

Poring · 11th Mar 2009, 06:22 AM

yeah, we were never made to shower, but I mean, you could if you want to. Especially during overnight events in school, when you had to sleep over.

haha, never did try tho, and prolly never will -- tooo shy

11th Mar 2009, 06:30 AM

Over nite events in school? Wtf would that be? You have to stay over nite? How awesome. >_> How....tempting...

xequar · 11th Mar 2009, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by The Enigma

Over nite events in school? Wtf would that be? You have to stay over nite? How awesome. >_> How....tempting...

My school would do an annual "lock-in," where there'd be all sorts of games and food and stuff to do, and you stayed at the school overnight. It allegedly was a lot of fun, but I never liked high school or most of the people I went there with enough to want to be in the school all night.

As for the actual poll, yep, starting in 6th grade until my freshman year of high school, we had to take Phys Ed and shower afterwards. They were the common locker room showers, too, so no privacy of any kind, just a bunch of shower heads coming out of the wall.

Poring · 11th Mar 2009, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by The Enigma

Over nite events in school? Wtf would that be? You have to stay over nite? How awesome. >_> How....tempting...

yeah, haha. Just like what xequar said; we were all 'highly' encouraged to take a shower, but since we can go home first then go back to school, I'd usually just take a shower at home first >.<

Dazed · 11th Mar 2009, 07:21 AM

we had showers..but i never used them.
and the were like in lil stalls..
but what was weird was that the shower head was chest level. haha
i guess our hair wasnt important.

but i dont even like public bathrooms so i wasnt about to use a shower that someone else had used. gross.

bex22 · 11th Mar 2009, 07:36 AM

i went to boarding school, so whether we were forced to take showers or not we did (three months is a long time not to shower and wait til you get home). they were pretty nice with a separate changing cubicle as well. but now i play sports in college and we have the "gang bang" showers. yuk.

PwnfulPower · 11th Mar 2009, 07:42 AM

Never had to shower with in school. Hopefully want have to D=

Alex19 · 11th Mar 2009, 07:43 AM

we are encouraged to go in the showers after swimming, but u dont have to. and even at that, every one would wear their bathing suits. *damn...*

PwnfulPower · 11th Mar 2009, 07:46 AM

Love your siggie btw.

Lol, I see. Poor you. Maybe one day ^^

riddlerno1 · 11th Mar 2009, 10:42 AM

We had showers at school; open ones but no-one ever used them!

Miles D · 11th Mar 2009, 10:47 AM

we had showers at my middle & high schools, but barely anyone ever took them after gym. the guys' shower was just an open room, but the girls had individual stalls.

**Lexington** · 11th Mar 2009, 11:26 AM

We had showers, and we were "encouraged" to use them. I didn't. I just was astute enough to take gym as the last class of the day.

Lex

Cheese Love · 11th Mar 2009, 11:30 AM

In high school and junior high they made us shower after swimming. It was a group shower, but we just wore our swimsuints. No big deal.

Phantasma · 11th Mar 2009, 11:41 AM

There were showers in my middle school and my high school has them as well, but they are never used. We are actually encouraged not to, because we only have five minutes to get changed and get to our next class..

Even with sporting events at the school, people always just go home to shower afterward.

BlakeHarmony · 11th Mar 2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SimplyChaotic

There were showers in my middle school and my high school has them as well, but they are never used. We are actually encouraged not to, because we only have five minutes to get changed and get to our next class..

Even with sporting events at the school, people always just go home to shower afterward.

same here. though, at our school, we have a 30 min period before school every day but friday where the teachers have to be in their classrooms and the kids can go (or not) to ask the teacher questions or get extra help, we call them tutorials. All our morning sport and band practises have to be done before that so the kids can make use of that time. Because of this, some people shower during that 30 min.

11th Mar 2009, 11:53 AM

I never had to. To my knowledge, it wasn't even "encouraged." The showers were there, and if you wanted to use them you could. We had the open type, with the spouts on a column. I'm not sure about the girls' side.

interstella · 11th Mar 2009, 11:58 AM

The showers in my school are out of order whilst they redo the gym hall. We never use them anyway.

jbb1236 · 11th Mar 2009, 01:27 PM

In junior high I never had to and PE was required, but in high school you were required to shower after PE, but I never took PE in high school, always got around it by taking 7 or 8 classes and at my high school you had to have a study hall.

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11th Mar 2009, 06:05 AM	#1
Wander Banned Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Parents, aunts, grandma, counselor, online friends Location: Central Alabama Age: 18 Posts: 2,360 Join Date: Jan 2008	Showering in schools This should be a simple question: were you ever required to take a shower during school? As in after a sports event, during PE, for any reason, anything? Was it solo, behind closed doors, what? I'm not looking for embarrassing erection stories, just answers.

11th Mar 2009, 06:15 AM	#2
Maddy Free Hugs EC Admin Gender: - Orientation: Into girls Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 7,704 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Showering in schools I don't think my year 7-10 campus even had showers. We'd change for sport in classrooms during recess or lunch break, and back afterwards. __________________ how strange it is to be anything at all [Victor] 2:09 pm: and then halloween happened and I was outside in a skirt.

11th Mar 2009, 06:22 AM	#3
Poring EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not out at all Location: Somewhere in Asia :o Age: 19 Posts: 399 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Showering in schools yeah, we were never made to shower, but I mean, you could if you want to. Especially during overnight events in school, when you had to sleep over. haha, never did try tho, and prolly never will -- tooo shy __________________ rawr :3

11th Mar 2009, 06:30 AM	#4
The Enigma Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Showering in schools Over nite events in school? Wtf would that be? You have to stay over nite? How awesome. >_> How....tempting...

11th Mar 2009, 07:21 AM	#7
Dazed Banned Gender: ladyfella Orientation: MaddyBensexual Out Status: out to all :] Location: Richmond VA Age: 24 Posts: 2,189 Join Date: Mar 2007	Re: Showering in schools we had showers..but i never used them. and the were like in lil stalls.. but what was weird was that the shower head was chest level. haha i guess our hair wasnt important. but i dont even like public bathrooms so i wasnt about to use a shower that someone else had used. gross.

11th Mar 2009, 07:36 AM	#8
bex22 Member Regular Member Gender: Female Orientation: Not sure (still trying to figure it out) Out Status: Not out at all Location: london/new york Age: 23 Posts: 32 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Showering in schools i went to boarding school, so whether we were forced to take showers or not we did (three months is a long time not to shower and wait til you get home). they were pretty nice with a separate changing cubicle as well. but now i play sports in college and we have the "gang bang" showers. yuk.

11th Mar 2009, 07:42 AM	#9
PwnfulPower Believe in Green =D Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not out at all Location: California Age: 18 Posts: 11 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Showering in schools Never had to shower with in school. Hopefully want have to D=

11th Mar 2009, 07:43 AM	#10
Alex19 who else but me? Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: homo Out Status: I think everyone knows by now Location: New York Age: 21 Posts: 1,301 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Showering in schools we are encouraged to go in the showers after swimming, but u dont have to. and even at that, every one would wear their bathing suits. damn... __________________ "It's always darkest before dawn."

11th Mar 2009, 07:46 AM	#11
PwnfulPower Believe in Green =D Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Not out at all Location: California Age: 18 Posts: 11 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Showering in schools Love your siggie btw. Lol, I see. Poor you. Maybe one day ^^

11th Mar 2009, 10:42 AM	#12
riddlerno1 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: All but family Location: London Age: 29 Posts: 712 Join Date: Aug 2008	Re: Showering in schools We had showers at school; open ones but no-one ever used them!

11th Mar 2009, 10:47 AM	#13
Miles D Rude... and not ginger. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: queer Out Status: everyone Location: San Diego, CA ⇒ Great Barrington, MA Age: 20 Posts: 1,171 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Showering in schools we had showers at my middle & high schools, but barely anyone ever took them after gym. the guys' shower was just an open room, but the girls had individual stalls. __________________ Bowties are cool. Fezzes are cool.

11th Mar 2009, 11:26 AM	#14
Lexington The gay gargoyle EC Advisor Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Colorado Age: 42 Posts: 12,371 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Showering in schools We had showers, and we were "encouraged" to use them. I didn't. I just was astute enough to take gym as the last class of the day. Lex

11th Mar 2009, 11:30 AM	#15
Cheese Love EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: Totally out, except for extended family Location: Minnesota Age: 20 Posts: 314 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Showering in schools In high school and junior high they made us shower after swimming. It was a group shower, but we just wore our swimsuints. No big deal.

11th Mar 2009, 11:41 AM	#16
Phantasma EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: two people! Location: Winnipeg Age: 19 Posts: 983 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: Showering in schools There were showers in my middle school and my high school has them as well, but they are never used. We are actually encouraged not to, because we only have five minutes to get changed and get to our next class.. Even with sporting events at the school, people always just go home to shower afterward. __________________

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11th Mar 2009, 11:53 AM	#18
Drizzt DoUrden Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Showering in schools I never had to. To my knowledge, it wasn't even "encouraged." The showers were there, and if you wanted to use them you could. We had the open type, with the spouts on a column. I'm not sure about the girls' side.

11th Mar 2009, 11:58 AM	#19
interstella Don't call me GaGa... Full Member Gender: Genderqueer Orientation: Queer Out Status: Everyone Location: London, UK Age: 18 Posts: 700 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: Showering in schools The showers in my school are out of order whilst they redo the gym hall. We never use them anyway. __________________ Lesbian? Gay? Bisexual? Transgender? Queer? Whatever.

11th Mar 2009, 01:27 PM	#20
jbb1236 Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Everyone but Parents Location: Boodocks, Iowa Posts: 150 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Showering in schools In junior high I never had to and PE was required, but in high school you were required to shower after PE, but I never took PE in high school, always got around it by taking 7 or 8 classes and at my high school you had to have a study hall. Last edited by jbb1236; 11th Mar 2009 at 01:27 PM.. Reason: made a mistake