03/18/2026
Bus Barn Bathroom Update: Emporia, Kansas. Last week we reported that the Emporia USD 253 transportation office had found a unique and controversial way to comply with these new state bathroom laws which require people to use the bathroom of their s*x in government owned buildings.
Rather than force compliance with all employees, the district office had reportedly made just the women's restroom single occupancy only. This of course led to some controversy and upset employees.
After the story was covered it was reported to The Observer that they had a meeting later in the week and that now both the men's and the women's restrooms are genderless and single occupancy only.
Well this may not be a great solution for a department that has both office workers and over 20 bus drivers, it appears to be the best solution for the time being. You can expect to see spending on bathroom upgrades at the bus barn in the not too distant future...
