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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Park School, 828 Main St. Park School, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School, have labeled single-stall bathrooms as gender neutral.

District 65 schools begin implementing gender neutral bathrooms

October 10, 2017

Some schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 have begun to establish transgender-friendly bathrooms in the wake of Evanston Township High School’s decision to enact a transgender locker room policy. This...

Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. This year, students can wear commonly banned clothing like yoga pants, spaghetti straps and hats.

ETHS opts for new, more progressive dress code

September 17, 2017

As students across the country shed their tank tops and flip flops for T-shirts and sneakers to comply with school dress codes, Evanston Township High School is taking a different approach. Though there...

Evanston’s equity and empowerment coordinator Patricia Efiom speaks about the importance of equity at the City-School meeting on Wednesday. The meeting addressed the importance of helping refugees and promoting equity.

Evanston officials discuss refugees, equity at City-School meeting

May 3, 2017

Evanston officials discussed updates on the city’s Refugee Task Force and its efforts toward promoting equity at a City-School Liaison Committee meeting Wednesday evening. The Refugee Task Force was...

Community members attend a District 202 School Board Policy Committee meeting Thursday. The committee decided at the meeting to draft new language that would allow transgender students to use the locker room that aligns with their gender.

ETHS board to consider allowing students to choose locker room based on gender

March 16, 2017

The District 202 Board will consider a policy next month that would allow transgender students to use locker rooms that align with their gender. On Thursday, the Board Policy Committee addressed the...

District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren attends a meeting. Goren said Monday it was important to pass a “safe haven” resolution to show immigrant families and students that schools are welcoming places.

D65 board passes resolution declaring district a ‘safe haven’ for immigrant students

January 24, 2017

Following the precedent set by Evanston Township High School District 202 last week, the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board voted unanimously on Monday to declare D65 a “safe haven school district.” The...

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