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Free menstrual products coming to OCDSB schools
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is set to become the first board in the city to offer free menstrual products in school washrooms. Trustees have approved a plan to make tampons and sanitary pads available by September 2022.
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Posted: Jan 31, 2021 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 31
Free tampons and sanitary pads will be available to OCDSB students by September 2022. (Kate Bueckert/CBC)
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is set to become the first board in the city to offer free menstrual products in school washrooms.
Trustees have approved a plan to make tampons and sanitary pads available by September 2022.
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