ANGRY parents have blasted a primary school after it changed the toilets to unisex during the half-term break.
Mums claim their daughters are now embarrassed to use the joint loos while boys have been spotted peeing in the sink.
Some of the girls have started their periods but now don't feel comfortable using the school facilities at Mayfield Primary near Edinburgh..
One mum-of-three said parents only found out last week when the pupils went back to school.
The 32-year-old, who has a daughter, 8, at Mayfield told the Edinburgh Evening News: "She's totally embarrassed.
"A lot of the kids were just waiting until they got home because they were too embarrassed to go.
“The kids were off for the break and returned to school and when they were walking home, they said there were boys in the toilet.
“I was really horrified. My little girl said the boys were carrying on and peeing in the sinks. Girls obviously mature quicker than boys.
Primary kids are far too young to be exposed to this non-gender stuff – they don’t understand
“Some of the Primary 7 girls are starting their periods and they have to take sanitary products to the toilet with them.
“Wee girls shouldn’t be going to school and feeling embarrassed to go to the toilet – it’s hard enough at that age.
“Primary kids are far too young to be exposed to this non-gender stuff – they don’t understand.”
A Midlothian Council spokesman said the change was to "best meet the needs of the school" as part of a refurbishment.
They added: “Midlothian Council has not adopted a policy change for putting unisex toilets into primary schools.
“Within Mayfield Primary there are one set of toilets on each floor that consist of floor-to-ceiling cubicles with a standalone shared wash trough.
“This is similar to the set up in our new secondary schools and ensures privacy and dignity for all children and young people using the facilities.”
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