thread: Is this weird or am i being over protective?

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  1. #1
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    I would def call the school and ask for full supervision when the children need to use the changerooms

    If it is a public pool then it should be full supervised by a teacher imo.. I remember in Primary school we used a public pool and we always had 2 female and 2 male teachers to supervise the changerooms and that was years ago

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    I would be calling the school... if it is bothering you then I would say something... Very weird for a guy to be showering naked in a public swimming pool that is used by kids! Potential weirdo... ? Maybe, maybe not, but you should say something just in case!!

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    Lots of people shower naked at our local pools, so I dont think that in itself means that the man is a "Weirdo"!! The man in question was most probably not expecting to be walked in on by a bunch of school children.

    Def call the school cause it is a supervison issue, not a public pool issue IYKWIM?

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    It just doesn't sit right with me that a grown man was showering naked in front of children coming and going. My son only walked in there to use the toilet and felt the need to walk straight out.

    OMG i just chatted to him again about this to get the full picture and he just told me there were two men showering together, this just gets more weird by the minute and i am totally disgusted. I know this could be innocent but the picture he is painting right now really doesn't seem to be. I will be ringing the school on Monday morning and also speaking to the complex, i'm really not happy with this what so ever.

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    Just checked with DH. Totally normal for men to naked when they shower at the pool. Hey, even in the womens a lot of the women in there are naked, even those that bring in their sons.

    I would say that the man or men in question were not aware of school kids being there. It is up to the school to ensure they are properly supervised.

    There was a news article about a man that complained about school kids being unsupervised in the change rooms at a swimming. He complained that he was concerned that he would be accused of doing something etc. As a result the kids are no longer allowed to use the mens change rooms. At the time we thought it was over the top, but seeing this thread has shown me he was right in doing so. Very sad day that men are accused of being weird for doing what is acceptable, which is showering naked in the communal shower. I would be horrified if my husband was accused like this.

    ETA: here is the article in question:
    Schoolboys banned from pool changeroom over pervert fears | News.com.au
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