Urging the Department of Education to strengthen menstrual health education initiatives and adopt a comprehensive menstrual cycle curriculum.
The bill urges the Department of Education to enhance menstrual health education in schools, focusing on menstrual dignity, inclusivity, access, and education. It recommends integrating menstrual health education into sexual health standards for middle and high school students, and providing age-appropriate education for elementary students. The curriculum should cover the menstrual cycle's biological purpose, Native Hawaiian and Western views, menstrual health conditions, and period poverty. The Department of Education is requested to submit a progress report to the Legislature.
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