The FHSAA will reconsider asking female athletes to disclose their menstrual history
The high school sports governing body in Florida will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to decide whether to adopt the form.
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The high school sports governing body in Florida will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to decide whether to adopt the form.
Questions about female athletes' menstrual history will no longer appear on medical forms Florida high school students are required to fill out before participating in sports
“As a primary care physician...I can tell you that there is ZERO reason for a school to know anything about an athlete’s period," one public comment read.
The question prompted backlash amid lawmakers' attacks on transgender girls and women in sports.
Questions about female athletes' menstrual history will no longer appear on medical forms Florida high school students are required to fill out before participating in sports