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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No republicans chiming in about how reasonable this is? No what abouts? Is there actually a policy that is so absurd that no one will defend it? [/quote]
Does it matter? It’ll be some version of that or “it’s only one lawmaker, it doesn’t represent how Republicans feel.”

It’s egregious. Girls normalizing talking about their periods is deeply important. I only have boys and when the eldest was a little embarrassed by his then fifth grade classmates talking about their periods, I told him how important it is that he be aware that’s something that his female classmates are having to deal with and manage and live with. He should be aware of it (and can be supportive of it later when he understands it’s better).

Outlawing talk about periods is shoving women back into the dark ages.[/quote]

+1. Periods are a normal biological process.   It it can be hard for girls, especially younger ones, to adjust to monthly periods.  Why would you put the additional burden on them of being unable to get help or reassurance during school hours and treating their periods as taboo?  So a 5th grader bleeds through her shorts and the teacher isn’t allowed to pull her aside, reassure her and send her to the nurse to get clean clothes and a pad?  Girls who get their first period in school can’t ask their teacher for help? I know ES teachers who keep a box of pads in their desk for student emergencies.  Now they can’t?

If you are old enough to have a period, you are old enough to talk to teachers and the school nurse about it. [/quote]

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