"Boys" and "girls" standing alone would be correct. However, the bathrooms are not the boy's bathroom or the girl's bathroom. I always thought it was a Boy's Bathroom indicating ownership / possession but that would indicate it's a bathroom that's owned/used by a boy.
Now I'm thinking it might be a "Boys's Bathroom" (or Boys' Bathroom for simplicity), indicating that it's a bathroom owned/used by all boys. Which is correct? Ohio is entering "complicated and unsettled" legal territory, policy experts say, as a new law takes effect Tuesday banning transgender students from bathrooms matching their gender identity.
Why it matters: The controversial law once again puts schools in the middle of an ongoing culture war impacting transgender students' rights. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP). The Ohio Senate on Wednesday greenlit a bill that would ban transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms associated with their gender identities.
Are you confused about whether you should write 'boys,' 'boy's' or 'boys"? If so, this article will help you decipher between the three. Yes, the bathroom is for all boys, so the noun is the plural form. The bathroom for the boys is the boys' bathroom.
Should the sign on the boys' bathroom at a school read "Boy's Room" or "Boys' Room"? The hosts clarify where to put the apostrophe. This is part of a complete episode. A new bill passed through committee on Wednesday that would require schools to provide gender.
Last September, the Supreme Court said a transgender boy might use the boys' bathroom at a public school in South Carolina while he pursued a challenge to a state law requiring students to use.
