Communal shower

[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.

Because of students' religious and privacy concerns, communal showers have been replaced with individual and private spaces for bathing.

[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.