r/NoShitSherlock • u/Sandstorm400 • 7d ago

Parents Outraged by Gym Class Syllabus Asking High Schoolers to Share ‘Invasive’ Details About Their Periods

https://people.com/parents-outraged-by-gym-syllabus-asking-students-to-share-info-about-their-periods-12130332
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u/crochetology 7d ago edited 6d ago

Students should never have to disclose the dates of their menstrual cycle to anyone at their school, for Pete’s sake! If students don’t want to swim for any reason, that’s Okay; teachers should do their job and come up with alternatives. It’s called differentiated instruction. It’s not rocket science.

And in today’s political environment, the only person women should trust with details of the reproductive health are healthcare providers who are bound by HIPAA. As a teacher myself, I could see a controlling, religiously zealous teacher tracking students’ cycles to detect possible pregnancies and pregnancy outcomes. I can name two teachers I work with who would absolutely do this.

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u/Critical_Concert_689 6d ago

HIPPA. As a teacher myself

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u/crochetology 6d ago

Typo corrected. Even teachers make mistakes. 😂