Here’s what Florida female high school athletes may be made to report on menstrual cycles
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Florida’s menstruation question controversy
A proposed draft of a physical education form in Florida would have required all high school student athletes to disclose information regarding their menstrual history — a move drew pushback from opponents who say the measure would harm students and violate medical privacy laws.
The Florida High School Athletic Association’s 16-member board of directors had scheduled a vote on this issue in late February. The board, however, held an emergency meeting Thursday, Feb. 9 to discuss the FHSAA proposal.
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The controversial plan in front of the Florida High School Athletic Association to require female student athletes to answer questions on their menstrual cycles is scheduled to be voted on late this month.
Under prior procedures, the questions were optional.
There are also subtle differences between the previous form and the one that the FHSAA will consider adopting on Feb. 27-28 and making mandatory. Here they are:
OLD FORM
42. When was your first menstrual period?
43. When was your most recent menstrual period
44. How much time do you usually have from the start of one period to the start of another?
45. How many periods have you had in the last year?
46. What was the longest time between periods in the last year?
PROPOSED NEW FORM
29. Have you had a menstrual period?
If yes, answer questions 30-32
30. How old were you when you had your first menstrual period
31. When was your most recent menstrual period?
32. How many periods have you had in the past 12 months?
Explain here____________________________________
This story was originally published February 5, 2023 at 9:43 AM.
