Teens, experts say free period products in schools isn't 'woke' — it's necessary

Manasi Gajjalapurna, 17, goes to high school in California, where schools provide period products for free. She says she has seen firsthand how access to those products impacts students.

The high schooler says before period products were provided at school, going to the bathroom with a pad or a tampon"felt like you're smuggling something or you're breaking a rule." Back in New Jersey, frustrated and impatient for change, Chelglantzberg took matters into her own hands last year, organizing a group of her peers to provide period products for their fellow students at their own cost.

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