Florida Asks Student Athletes About Menstrual Periods

Female student athletes in Florida “are asked to report their history of menstrual periods: When they got their first period, how many weeks pass between periods and when they had their last one, to name a few,” the https://www.jacksonville.com/.cam/refresh?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuamFja3NvbnZpbGxlLmNvbS9zdG9yeS9uZXdzL2VkdWNhdGlvbi8yMDIyLzEwLzA0L3N0dWRlbnQtYXRobGV0ZXMtZmxvcmlkYS1hc2tlZC1yZXBvcnQtcGVyaW9kcy8xMDI5NjAyOTAwMi8=”>Florida Times Union reports.

“The information is reported on athletes’ annual physical form, which they are required to fill out with a physician and turn in to their school’s athletic director.”

“The questions have been put to students across the state for two decades, most often on a written form on paper, but this fall when some districts took the form to a digital platform kept by a third party, parents and doctors began raising red flags…. All of the forms — whether paper or digital — are subject to subpoena.”

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