Democratic Minnesota Rep. Sandra Feist said menstrual products belong in boy bathrooms in schools because not all students who menstruate are female. .“We need to make sure that all students have access to these products,” said Feist in a video. .“There are obviously less non-female menstruating students, and therefore, their usage will be much lower, and that was actually calculated into the cost of this and how much we decided to fund it.” .The video starts off with Feist saying many schools are moving towards gender-neutral washrooms. .She acknowledged the Minnesota government does not anticipate “the non-female menstruating students will use these products as much as the students using female bathrooms, but it’s important to have them there.”.She said non-female menstruating students “face a greater stigma and barrier in asking for these products.” .“And so, providing them in an easily accessible place in all student bathrooms is particularly important for those students,” she said. .Former Oregon governor Kate Brown signed a law in May requiring all K-12 schools have menstrual products in the boy bathrooms by September. .READ MORE: “Menstrual Dignity Act” puts menstrual products in boys’ bathrooms.The law requires instructions on how to use tampons and pads be posted in all bathrooms. .The instructions for the menstrual products include drawings four-year-old boys will see when they use the washroom.
