When schools track female athletes’ menstrual history, it likely violates federal laws

Requiring female student athletes to submit menstrual cycle data to their schools could be a form of sex discrimination and therefore violate Title IX. (AP Photos)

Concerns are being raised across the U.S. about whether schools have a right to compel female athletes to provide information about their menstrual cycles.

The Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors rejected a proposal this month that would have required high school girls to answer four questions about their menstrual cycles in order to play on school sports teams. The questions had previously been optional.