The Florida High School Athletic Association has approved a proposal to remove all questions about menstrual cycles from medical forms required to participate in high school sports in the state
[Breaking news update at 1:09 p.m.] At an emergency meeting Thursday, the Florida High School Athletic Association approved a proposal to remove all questions about menstruation cycles from medical forms required to participate in high school sports in the state. The new form will go into effect for the 2023-2024 school year and will be available starting this spring. [Previous story, published at 12:40 p.m.
The meeting comes after more than two dozen Florida lawmakers protested the proposed requirements in a letter to the FHSAA earlier this week. “The rights of all girls in sports, including their right to privacy, must be respected as afforded in the State of Florida’s Constitution,” the legislators wrote.
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