The Florida High School Athletics Association wanted to require student athletes to disclose their menstruation histories. Parents and their kids shot it down
How Angry Parents Forced Florida to Back Down From Forcing Student Athletes to Reveal Menstrual History
In the letters, some of which were read aloud at the meeting, people shared personal anecdotes about the privacy of menstrual history, while some alleged transphobic motives and reproductive health oppression were behind the proposal.to the current physical evaluation form—which all athletes are required to fill out.
“We don’t need intervention from an athletic department. A conversation about a young girl’s menstruation needs to remain among that girl, her parents and a physician. These boundaries are important and they need to be protected,” Jenn Poggie, a Floridian mother of three girls, told TIME prior to the decision.
demanded that FHSAA reject the recommendation that athletes answer mandatory menstrual health questions and garnered more than 230 signatures in one day.on Poggie’s petition. “This is an archaic request that is an invasion of privacy and in misalignment with PHI compliance,” another said.The Palm Beach Post“Sometimes as adults, you can forget how sensitive that is for a young girl.
FHSAA board members considered the debate over a lengthy two-hour meeting, deciding that although menstrual questions have been on the form for decades, it’s time to change that. “We are not doctors,” board member John Gerdes said. “For me, the balance does tip over to the privacy issue.” “It’s rooted in an effort to place further pressure on transgender students,” Fenning said. “[They] just want to play sports with their friends.”
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