Provide free sanitary protection for girls in schools.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

We know the importance of attendance at school in the achievement of desired outcomes at the end of education. Barriers to attendance need to be removed

Today, there are girls who are unable to access suitable sanitary protection when they are menstruating and are missing school as a result.

For some families, low incomes are leading to their daughters missing school because they are unable to access suitable sanitary protection. Menstruation is a fact of life for the entire female population and if girls are unable to purchase sanitary towels or tampons they are missing school. Toilet paper is not a substitute for proper sanitary wear.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/girls-skipping-school-periods-cant-afford-tampons-sanitary-pads-a7629766.html

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make sanitary products free for secondary school girls in United Kingdom

Timeline

21 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
29 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Mar 2017

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