‘This is about accessibility’: Free menstrual products coming to Edmonton Public Schools

EDMONTON — In early April, a motion was put forward to the Board of Trustees for Edmonton Public Schools highlighting a need for free access to menstrual products in the public school system to help mitigate period poverty.

The motion was passed on Tuesday during the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) meeting.

“Providing free access to these products levels the playing field,” Trisha Estabrooks, board chair for EPSB, said.

See full story: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/this-is-about-accessibility-free-menstrual-products-coming-to-edmonton-public-schools-1.5405799

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