It's a complicated world...
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From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list
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Sent: 23 September 2008 09:44
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Subject: Delicate Enquiry
Dear Colleagues,
It's interesting the queries that come your way when you work in E&D.
This is one I need to share but it is on a delicate subject so those of
a less robust nature, please look away now.
Last year we had to replace a huge number of toilet seats in one
particular faculty. Over the summer all has been quiet, but last week,
it started again. We believe the seats are being broken because of
people standing on them when going to the toilet. Now I understand that
the most likely explanation for this is that some of our overseas
students will be used to a different type of toilet and find it
difficult to use a western toilet.
I'm sure that we can do simple things like put signs up asking people
not to do it but my question is - have any of you come across this
problem and have you made any adjustments such as changing some of your
facilities to be more accommodating? I.e.. installing Asian or hole in
the floor toilets? Or perhaps some other novel way of dealing with the
issue.
Any advice much appreciated.
Julie
Julie Bullimore
Equality and Diversity Adviser
Newcastle University
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