Primary school girls to receive free sanitary products after government faces criticism

She said:"Access to menstrual products for all children in compulsory education will mean that every child can have access to the products they need, and no-one will have to miss school because of period poverty.

Campaigners have warned that some girls from low-income families are forced to miss school during their periods as they could not afford sanitary products.Campaigners say some girls have had to miss school during their periods as they can't afford sanitary products

For all those asking about high schools/secondary schools, the government have already said they will provide funding.goohle Red Box Project in the UK.Those who ask why its needed,I suggest you Google period poverty .yes,its real.

doesn’t it make more sense to do this in high schools

surely it should be for high school girls first rather than primary schools? not many primary school kids have periods🤷🏼‍♀️

Why should these things be given free,i don,t understand.

This is getting ridiculous.

What about secondary schools? On average girls don’t start their periods between the ages of 10 and 15. You start secondary school when you are 10 or 11. They should also be available in sixth form and colleges for those who started later at the age of 19 for example

Guys it’s only in Scotland ...

If you have any left over give them to the winging University Students

Why primary and not high school? Pretty much every girl in high school will need them. Moreso than primary. What a weird decision.

now provide them for high schools and colleges. Primary hardly anyone would start

We had a small bottle of milk and school dinners (free to the poor). Now they get breakfast, lunch, after school activity and now free sanitary products and if they misbehave enough, special schools with free trips. Where does the money come from?

ok but secondary schools need that more. most girls get their period around twelve which is in year 7.

why not high schools? the time where most girls will have periods....

Yeh coz every kid in primary school needs a tampax

'The ink is black, the tampon is white, together we learn to read & write...' 🎶🎶

Oh hang on... I'm waiting for the uproar of social conscience of too young, too soon, the tampon is too white...

Empty gestures. Not many 4-11 year olds need them at primary school. How about providing them for 11-16 year olds at secondary school?

Free you say... so the manufacturers are giving them away then?!

Primary school girls to receive free sanitary products after justice league faces criticism

Can someone explain to me why these are not available for free for all women? It's not like they have a choice. I just don't understand why women have to pay for them, yet we (if we wanted) can get condoms for free from our GP? Can do the same with tampons?

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