New California Law Requires Schools to Provide Free Menstrual Products, Including in at Least One Men's Restroom

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : It expands the existing law to include every public school with grades 6 through 12 to maintain "an adequate supply of free menstrual products in all women's restrooms and all-gender restrooms, and in at least one men's restroom."
51% : Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, public schools and colleges in California will be required to stock their restrooms with free menstrual products under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 8.
50% : "Just as toilet paper and paper towels are provided in virtually every public bathrooms, so should menstrual products."Garcia said the law was inspired by the one passed in November 2020 by the Scottish Parliament, which makes Scotland the first country in the world to make it a legal duty for local government agencies, including public schools and colleges, to ensure free access to menstrual products.
47% : The law requires that public school districts and private schools across the state place free menstrual products in all gender-neutral and women's restrooms by the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year.
37% : Private schools and colleges are encouraged to follow suit.

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