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Marina Dunbar

Outcry as Michigan high school asks girls to share details of menstrual cycles

exterior of lakeview high school
Lakeview high school in St Clair Shores, Michigan. Photograph: Google Maps

A Michigan high school is facing scrutiny after parents raised concerns over a gym class policy requiring female students to disclose information about their menstrual cycles if they want to make up swimming days missed because of their periods.

Under the policy, which appears in a Lakeview high school gym syllabus, female students who miss swimming because of their periods must have a parent submit a written note or email identifying the length of their menstrual cycle before they can make up the missed days.

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