Florida Republican's Bill Would Ban Young Girls From Discussing Their Periods In School

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A Florida Republican seeking to restrict sex education for students confirmed in a committee hearing on Wednesday that his bill would also ban young girls from discussing their menstrual cycles with school officials.

Rep. Stan McClain’s (R) proposed legislation, House Bill 1069, seeks to restrict the educational materials used in state schools, which critics have likened to book banning. The bill requires course material and instruction on sexually transmitted diseases, health education or material on human sexuality to “only occur in grades 6 through 12,” according to the legislation.

During a Wednesday House Education Quality Subcommittee, Rep. Ashley Viola Gantt (D) asked McClain if this bill would prohibit girls younger than 6th grade from discussing their periods in school.

“Does this bill prohibit conversations about menstrual cycles ― because we know that typically the ages is between 10 and 15 ― so if little girls experience their menstrual cycle in fifth grade or fourth grade, will that prohibit conversations from them since they are in the grade lower than sixth grade?” Gantt asked McClain during the committee hearing.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-republicans-bill-ban-young-171349953.html

I remember when I was in 5th grade they took the girls from the class and gave them instruction that they would soon reach puberty and have to deal with menstruation. This was way back in 1968.

[sakabatou]

1. WTAF?

In any case, this isn't enforceable.

[Lochloosa]

19. Don't bet on that. My state is fucked up.

[Tetrachloride]

2. The commas, exclamation marks, the asterisk and the colon

and of course the period are on every phone.

Sounds like that guy doesn’t understand the intertubes.

[CrispyQ]

3. Same here.

I was in 5th grade, too, almost the same year. These people will push & push & push until we stop them. I am so fucking sick of zealots & racists.

[mcar]

4. So girls can't talk about their periods at school

but they have to report them to the HS sports org.

[CanonRay]

5. Don't you just wonder about somebody who's so focused on this shit?

[Celerity]

33. 12 year olds' vaginal blood flow excites the fuck out of a tonne of MAGAt authority figures

[Me.]

6. WHAT Is Their Obsession With THe Iniimacies Of Being A Female About?

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Is that all they ever think about?

[Skittles]

9. they hate women

they are afraid of women

[Me.]

20. I Think So Too

That's why they don't have a problem with tfg's behavior

[Cha]

7. Oh god... Florida Police State..

Fuck Dick head, deshitface.

[SheltieLover]

10. Well said, Cha!

This is beyond ridiculous!

Aloha. 🌺

[Cha]

17. Mahalo, Sheltie..

I know I get emotional about what the Nazi supporting Fascists are doing in Florida and all the Fascist Red States..

It's a coping mechanism.. so I just let loose. It seems to help Somewhat.

Aloha

[SheltieLover]

23. Well, he's crazy if he thinks he's going to muzzle teen girls

All the females would constantly be in the office.

I had a client family once who wanted their 14 yr old daughter to only use the phone 10 min/day.

That didn't work out so well.

🌺

[Cha]

30. They Are Crazy.. this being the

latest piece of Incontrovertible Evidence.

Yeah, trying to "muzzle" teenage girls is insane.. and on such a Personal issue!

Get Florida Government Out of their personal lives.

[SheltieLover]

31. Yes!

Qpukes generally need go get out of women's uteruses.

Wth is with them?

[Me.]

22. And Then Some

[Cha]

27. Aloha, Me!

I feel so bad for Dems in Florida.. I have precious family there.. Dems, too!

[SheltieLover]

8. Pfffft. Like this will fly

[BigmanPigman]

11. Then who will answer the question,

"Can you get pregnant if you have sex with a dog?"

I had to teach sex ed to my 6th graders for two years. I was terrified so the school nurse did it with me the first year. The girls and boys were separated and I had the girls. One of the things we did was pass out pieces of paper each day and they could anonymously ask an appropriate question. I would take them home to read them ahead of time so I was able to give them the right answers. The question about getting pregnant by a dog was not appropriate so I left it alone.

The best part of teaching about puberty in 6th grade is that they learn to use deodorant! We gave free samples since there were 37 students crammed in a single classroom and they smelled a lot after PE and recess.

[poli-junkie]

12. Where the eff are the Floridians??!!!

Are the folks in Florida really standing for this shit??

[Marius25]

15. Yes. More than half the state supports this fascist crap and they won't stop it

[DBoon]

13. Will it be illegal for boys to talk about their erections, too?

[moonscape]

36. Yes, to anyone but little girls.

[DBoon]

37. and to their priests/pastors in addition

because some religious folks have an intense interest in this

[enough]

14. What is wrong with these people?

[Chainfire]

16. Next thing is they will try to keep little boys from telling "dirty" jokes...

[chicoescuela]

18. I was in 5th grade in 1968 as well. We had coed sex ed classes. It was a bit uncomfortable but

We all survived just fine.

[Deuxcents]

21. They can ban all they want..they cannot stop kids from talking about anything.

They’ll find a way whether in school or out of school. I, too, wonder where the outrage is with parents, especially, but with anyone.

[haele]

38. I remember when I was 7, a bunch of us were playing with Barbies...

And a.6 year old put some strawberry jam on her Barbie's crotch and yelled "Watch Out, she's going to be mad all day!" And proceeded to have her doll beat up all the other dolls, including the Ken doll.

She also showed us all where Barbie would have her baby later on. Rather incomplete information, but for a 6 year old with older sisters, she wasn't totally wrong.
This would have been in 1966.

Haele

[republianmushroom]

24. Well good with that republicans.

[dembotoz]

25. what if the girl is without "supplies"

[Ilsa]

40. A visit to the school nurse might help.

Sometimes the companies that make pads are willing to send samples. Other times, the nurse adds a bulk purchase to her budget. Even in grades K-5, they all get used, especially in poorer schools.

[dembotoz]

43. but she would have to tell the nurse what she needs as in "discuss"

[dalton99a]

26. NEXT: Florida enacts "Don't say vagina" law

[Baitball Blogger]

28. Oh, does it make emerging white conservative

Men feel uncomfortable?

[Srkdqltr]

29. All these men talk about is what is associated with a woman./girl's vagina.

That is just creepy. These men have a large problem.

[Baked Potato]

32. Oooof!

[lpbk2713]

34. Ridiculous.

Florida rethugs are hell bent on making their state the laughing stock of the entire USA.
Every day they come up with something that tops what they came up with the day before.

[Dave says]

35. This is just bonzo nuts

And suggests some of these Republicans have deep psychological problems.

[ZonkerHarris]

39. I don't know why the GOP doesn't just outlaw women's periods if they are such a problem.

[Ilsa]

41. How will school officials monitor them for pregnancies or abortions

if they can't tell them about their cycles?

[Initech]

42. Their bullshit is getting worse by the day!