Students call on DeVos to offer free tampons, pads in schools to address 'period poverty'
By Avery Anapol - 01/30/19 01:16 PM EST
Student activists are calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to combat “period poverty†by working to provide free menstrual products in school restrooms.
A group of about 40 students and adults marched near the Education Department on Monday, and took out a full-page ad in the Washington Post directed at DeVos.
The advertisement, in the form of a letter to the secretary, calls for pads and tampons in bathrooms, and comprehensive period health education for all students before the age of 12. It also asks DeVos to commission a study looking at “period poverty†among students.
“Menstrual hygiene products are basic necessities, and the inability to access them affects a student’s freedom to study, be healthy, and participate in society with dignity,†the letter reads.
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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/427670-students-call-on-devos-to-offer-free-tampons-pads-in-schools-to-address