A trio of House Democrats that included Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced legislation this week that would ban schools from inquiring about a student's menstrual history.
The"Privacy in Education Regarding Individuals' Own Data" or the"PERIOD" Act was introduced Thursday by the three lawmakers and would ban federal funding for schools that require female students to disclose their menstrual history for any reason. The lawmakers said it was an effort to stop Republicans who had pushed such efforts.
“Mandating students turn over their private medical data is a massive and invasive overreach – one that Republican governors and legislatures have proposed as part of their ongoing efforts to dehumanize trans individuals," Schiff said."There is absolutely no reason — none — that elected officials and the government should have access to the specific details of a student’s menstrual cycles – even more so when they are a minor.
Schiff and Omar were joined by Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick , who accused the Florida High School Athletic Association of"playing a role in Gov. DeSantis’s appeal to his far-Right base" when it was considering requiring female student-athletes answer questions about their menstrual history in order to be cleared for athletic participation.
"Requiring students to provide information with respect to their menstrual period would be yet another draconian measure instituted by a state that purports to love a less invasive government," Cherfilus-McCormick said.
"Incidentally, I believe a question like this is used by most other states across the nation," he added.
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