Washington high school students help pass bill guaranteeing free tampons, pads in schools Starting in 2022, middle and high schools must offer menstrual products to students in on-campus restrooms thanks to some Washington high school students. Author: Drew Mikkelsen Updated: 7:56 PM PDT May 19, 2021 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Starting in the fall of 2022, middle and high schools must offer menstrual products to students, free of charge in on-campus restrooms. A group of Lake Washington High School students helped write the legislation and testified in favor of the bill for the past two sessions in Olympia. The bill died last year, but the students brought it up to lawmakers again this year.