Douglas College Prof. Selina Tribe proposed the motion, calling it an issue of equality because access to tampons and pads 'is as essential as toilet paper for a normal bodily function that affects half the population.'A British Columbia school board believes it is one of the first in the country to provide free feminine hygiene products in washrooms.
New Westminster School Board chairman Mark Gifford says the issue received little attention until it was brought to trustees. The school board is expected to call for a provincewide roll out, but Education Minister Rob Fleming first wants to see how the program develops in New Westminster.“I’m sure that they’re getting some inquiries from other districts right now, about how they managed to create that program and how they’re administering it,” says Fleming.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
Wow employers don't even do that! Not even retail grocery will have a dispensary.
Curious what the grade cutoff for this will be. Some girls need them in elementary school, but tbh if we had them available to us in grade 5 we would have just used them for pranks/giggles.
Everything should be free! Why pay for anything?
That Would Males, Females, Transgenders and all not taught by parents; who are said too be - by Priest - going into Heaven? Read Bible...
What about toilet paper and paper towels?
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