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Communal showers are a group of single showers put together in one room or area. They are often used in changerooms, schools, prisons, and barracks for personal hygiene. Although the use of communal showers has grown less prevalent in the West in the 21st century than they were in prior years, they are often present in school locker rooms for use in personal hygiene after physical education. They also continue to exist in some gymnasia and at many swimming pools.
Modern communal showers were installed in the barracks of the French Army in the 1870s as an economic hygiene measure under the guidance of François Merry Delabost, a French doctor and inventor. As surgeon-general at Bonne Nouvelle prison in Rouen, Delabost had previously replaced individual baths with mandatory communal showers for use by prisoners, arguing that they were more economical and hygienic.[1] The French system of communal showers was adopted by other armies (the first being that of Prussia in 1879) and by prisons in other jurisdictions. They were also adopted by boarding schools, before being installed in public bathhouses. The first shower in a public bathhouse was opened in 1887 in Vienna, Austria. In France, public bathhouses and showers were established by Charles Cazalet, first in Bordeaux in 1893 and then in Paris in 1899. They quickly proved successful, with the latter only closing in 1985.[2]
In the United States and in some English-speaking provinces of Canada, students at public schools have historically been required to shower communally with classmates of the same sex after physical education classes.[3] In the U.S., public objections and the threat of lawsuits have led a number of school districts to make showers optional or to abolish the practice entirely..[4]
In many parts of the western world, the number of schools with open communal showers has gradually decreased and has been replaced with individual and private spaces for bathing due to students' religious and privacy concerns.[5][3][6]
A court case in Colorado noted that students have a reduced expectation of personal privacy in regards to "communal undress" while showering after physical education classes.[7]
^ Dajon, HervΓ© (26 January 2013). "La douche, une invention d'un mΓ©decin des prisons, le docteur Merry Delabost" [The Shower, a medical invention for prisons by Dr Merry Delabost]. Varia (in French). Criminocorpus [En ligne]. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
^ Feltgen, Dr. (18 July 2005). "Dr. Merry Delabost, inventor of the shower?" (PDF). Hopitaux de Rouen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
^ a b Chua, J. Y. (June 2, 2017). "School Bathrooms Have Always Stoked Controversy". The Atlantic.
^ ACLU of Washington. "ACLU-WA's Work for Student Rights". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
^ Rink, Matthew. "Mandatory showers policy at public schools no longer the rule". The Independent.
^ Smithers, Rebecca; Correspondent, Education (December 21, 1999). "Curtains for schools' communal showers" β via www.theguardian.com.
^ "Trinidad School District No. 1 v. Carlos R. Lopez". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
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What Is a Communal Shower? (with pictures)
A communal shower is an area where multiple individuals can shower at one time. Typically is it a large room with several drains and shower heads. Communal showers are commonly used in dormitories, fitness facilities, and locker rooms. The advantage of a communal shower is that the cost of installation is lower than individual showers.
In some cases, a communal shower simply refers to a shower which is used by multiple people. Any type of public shower is technically a communal shower. They may have dividers like stalls or shower curtains for privacy, or they may be a stand-alone shower which can be secured by a lock on the door.
In a large scale communal shower, the shower room is typically lined with tile. The shower heads may be located along the walls. In other cases, the middle of the room has a large rack of plumbing which includes faucets and shower heads. There are also some designs which are shaped like a tall post with a cap at the top. Multiple streams of water are emitted from the cap.
Communal showers have been the topic of embarrassment for many years in western culture. Individuals are often uncomfortable bathing in front of others. Many are also put off by the possibility of catching a fungal infection, such as athlete's foot or plantar warts from the floor of the showers.
Some universities with co-ed dorms also have co-ed showers. Many individuals simply accept this as another part of college life but others are offended. There are some individuals who find showering with the opposite sex to be unacceptable, often for personal or religious reasons. For this reason, most communal showers are single sex.
There are cultures where communal showering is considered normal. In ancient Rome, going to the bath house was a social event. Communal showers can be as well designed and posh as a spa pool. It is customary in Asian cultures for an individual to have a long soak in a hot tub after a thorough shower.
In 1999, the British department of education decided that communal showers should be phased out. Secondary schools and colleges were thereafter required to install stalls and curtains in showers for privacy. The department sited the desire to respect religious beliefs and practices as a motivation behind the new law.
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