The Oregon legislature passed the Menstrual Dignity Act in August 2021, which asked schools to ramp up the supply of tampons for students in stages. Schools were first asked to provide free tampons in any two bathrooms of their choosing by the end of the 2021-2022 school year, yet they will be asked to provide the products in all bathrooms regardless of gender by 2023, according to Oregon Live.
Mother and Eagle Point School District board member Cherylene Stritenberg petitioned the Oregon Department of Education to roll back the law, claiming it wastes school funding.
The law passed through the state legislature with near-universal backing from both Republicans and Democrats.
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“As we know, there’s a lot of our youth who don’t identify as female or male or are transitioning genders,” Oregon state Rep. Ricki Ruiz, a Democrat, announced of the bill. “We wanted to respect that and make sure we provide these resources in all restrooms for folks who may be struggling to transition to a different restroom.”
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The legislation will cost the state about $5.6 million out of its $9.3 billion education budget.
Stritenberg’s petition argues that the state should strike the requirement to supply tampons, particularly in boy’s bathrooms, calling it a “misuse” of funds, according to OL.
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The petition comes amid a wider push from parents against Democratic attempts to impose transgender policies on the U.S. education system.
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The conservative parent advocacy group Fight for Schools has further accused President Joe Biden’s administration of holding federal school lunch funds “hostage” in order to leverage gender identity policies onto schools.
“What you’re seeing here is really the Biden administration saying ‘you’re going to do what I want or I’m going to take your lunch money,’” FFS Executive Director Ian Prior announced to Fox News in June. “For the federal government to come in and really tie school nutrition and school lunch programs to this radical ideology is terrifying, and it’s appalling.”
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In the Eagle Point district, which has less than 4,000 students, annual costs won’t top $17,000. Still, Stritenberg — who further has petitioned the state to lift COVID-19 vaccination requirements for teachers and volunteers — says the money would be better used elsewhere.
“My hope is that we can reevaluate and come to a better solution that is financially responsible and beneficial to those who need it,” she said to the Oregonian/Oregonlive.
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