Female student athletes in Florida “are asked to report their history of menstrual periods: When they got their first period, how many weeks pass between periods and when they had their last one, to name a few,” the Florida Times Union reports.
“The information is reported on athletes’ annual physical form, which they are required to fill out with a physician and turn in to their school’s athletic director.”
“The questions have been put to students across the state for two decades, most often on a written form on paper, but this fall when some districts took the form to a digital platform kept by a third party, parents and doctors began raising red flags…. All of the forms — whether paper or digital — are subject to subpoena.”
These type of questions for female athletes in high school and middle school have been used for decades in many states. This is not unique to Florida.
The intent of these questions is to be sure that athletics are not harming female students in terms of their reproductive health or if the student athletes need to be referred to a doctor for further evaluation.
IMO this latest "news" coming from Florida trying to tie these standard school athletics questions to Republican policies somehow is a complete nothing-burger.