Outcry as Michigan high school asks girls to share details of menstrual cycles

Students required to disclose information if they wish to make up swimming days lost because of their periods A Michigan high school is facing scrutiny after parents raised concerns over a gym class policy requiring female students to disclose information about their menstrual cycles if they want to make up swimming days missed because of their periods.

Under the policy, which appears in a Lakeview high school gym syllabus, female students who miss swimming because of their periods must have a parent submit a written note or email identifying the length of their menstrual cycle before they can make up the missed days.

Read the original report at The Guardian.