The Florida High School Athletics Association (FHSAA) voted to recommend that student athletes be required to turn in their menstrual histories to schools. A final decision will be rendered next month.
The Florida High School Athletics Association voted to recommend that student athletes be required to turn in their menstrual histories to schools.Although the FHSAA voted in January 2023 to recommend instituting this requirement, as of this writing it has not yet been implemented . The FHSAA's Board of Directors is set to render a decision on the proposal in February.
As of this writing, however, it was only a recommendation, and no mandate yet exists, despite some erroneous online reports. On Jan. 25, 2023, for example, a popular tweet by an abortion rights activist claimed,"Female student athletes in Florida need to provide their schools with detailed information about their periods."
"Despite public outcry, the Florida High School Athletics Association is standing by its decision that girls submit menstruation info to schools: including age of their first period, how many days are typically in between their periods, and the date of their most recent period," a follow-up tweet read.of the FHSAA has submitted this recommendation to the FHSAA Board of Directors, which will meet on Feb 26-27, 2023, in Gainesville, Florida, to render a decision.
The committee voted to adopt a national registration form that makes answering questions on menstruation mandatory for student athletes, butanswers to be submitted to school officials — not just the page with doctors' signature clearance.to answer dozens of questions on a form before their doctors clear them for practice or play. These questions have to do with physical fitness, and aim to prevent injuries.to answer a number of additional questions that pertain to their menstrual periods.
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