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Communal showers are a group of single showers put together in one room/area. They are often used in [[locker rooms]], [[changing rooms]] and [[army barracks]] for personal hygiene. |
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[[Image:Gyrec009.JPG|thumb|Communal shower in a school, [[Czech Republic]], 2009]] |
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'''Communal showers''' are a group of single [[shower]]s put together in one room or area. They are often used in [[changeroom]]s, [[school]]s, [[prison]]s, 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 [[gym]]nasiums and at many [[swimming pool]]s. |
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==School Communal Showers== |
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Though not widely used anymore, communal showers are often used in school changing rooms as an act of personal hygiene after physical education. |
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==History== |
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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.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Hervé |last=Dajon|title=La douche, une invention d'un médecin des prisons, le docteur Merry Delabost |publisher= Criminocorpus [En ligne]| journal=Varia|date= 26 January 2013|access-date=2018-08-06|url= http://journals.openedition.org/criminocorpus/2006|lang=fr|trans-title=The Shower, a medical invention for prisons by Dr Merry Delabost}}</ref> 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 bathhouse]]s. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www3.chu-rouen.fr/NR/rdonlyres/A49A08FD-BA50-4B11-AA92-ECE9492BC247/0/2000_feltgen.pdf |title=Dr. Merry Delabost, inventor of the shower? |first=Dr. |last=Feltgen |date=18 July 2005 |publisher=Hopitaux de Rouen |accessdate=2012-09-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112085519/http://www3.chu-rouen.fr/NR/rdonlyres/A49A08FD-BA50-4B11-AA92-ECE9492BC247/0/2000_feltgen.pdf |archivedate=2012-01-12}}</ref> |
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==Current status== |
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In the United States and in some English-speaking provinces of Canada, students at [[public education|public schools]] have historically been required to shower communally with classmates of the same sex after physical education classes.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/jackson/2012/12/10/mandatory-showers-policy-at-public/42194925007/|title=Mandatory showers policy at public schools no longer the rule|first=Matthew|last=Rink|website=CantonRep}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/06/school-bathrooms-history/528978/|title=School Bathrooms Have Always Stoked Controversy|first=J. Y.|last=Chua|date=June 2, 2017|website=The Atlantic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/1999/dec/21/schools.news|title=Curtains for schools' communal showers|first1=Rebecca|last1=Smithers|date=December 21, 1999|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> |
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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.<ref name="Trinidadvlopez">{{cite web |
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| title = Trinidad School District No. 1 v. Carlos R. Lopez |
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| url = http://lw.bna.com/lw/19980721/97sc124.htm |
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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927194734/http://lw.bna.com/lw/19980721/97sc124.htm |
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Colorado state law requires swimmers to take a shower with soap before using any public swimming pool.<ref>{{Cite web| title = 5 CCR 1003-5-4.11 - BATHER CONTROL| work = Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute| accessdate = 2022-10-20| url = https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/colorado/5-CCR-SS-1003-5-4-11}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Mixed bathing]] |
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* [[Unisex changing rooms]] |
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==References== |
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{{Nudity}} |
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[[Category:1870s introductions]] |
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[[Category:Bathing]] |
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[[Category:French inventions]] |
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[[Category:Sauna]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:24, 30 December 2024
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 gymnasiums and at many swimming pools.
History
[edit]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]
Current status
[edit]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] Colorado state law requires swimmers to take a shower with soap before using any public swimming pool.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dajon, Hervé (26 January 2013). "La douche, une invention d'un médecin 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". CantonRep.
- ^ Smithers, Rebecca (December 21, 1999). "Curtains for schools' communal showers" – 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.
- ^ "5 CCR 1003-5-4.11 - BATHER CONTROL". Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
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