Form that asks Florida student-athletes about their menstrual history sparks calls for change

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A Florida school district is seeking to change a state medical form that asks student-athletes about their menstrual history, following criticism from some physicians and parents who say it puts students at risk in the post-Roe v. Wade era.

A Florida school district is seeking to change a state medical form that asks female student-athletes about their menstrual history, following criticism from some physicians and parents who say it's unnecessary for schools to collect and digitally store such information and doing so puts students at risk in theThe School District of Palm Beach County has asked the Florida High School Athletic Association to alter itsfor student-athletes so it no longer includes five optional questions...

“Although the question regarding menstruation is optional, our district has recently inquired about having this question removed,” the spokesperson said. The paper form has been used and stored by all state school districts for"several years," according to the spokesperson, who added that the district retains records for seven years before destroying them.

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