Michigan School's Period Policy Sparks Outcry

Lakeview High School in Michigan requires female students to submit a parent-signed note disclosing menstrual cycle length to make up swimming days missed due to periods. Parents and advocates have criticized the policy as invasive and unnecessary.

🐿️ Requiring students to detail their cycles for a swim class is an awkward, privacy-invading workaround that could have been solved with a simple alternative assignment.