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Primary school pupils to be told ‘boys can have periods too’ in new sex education guidelines to promote gender inclusivity

The council claims it is important for all genders to be able to learn and talk about menstruation together
UPDATED DEC 16, 2018

As a part of a new sex education guidance that has been approved by the Brighton Council to reportedly promote gender inclusivity and tackle the stigma surrounding menstruation, primary school teachers will be advised to tell their pupils that boys can have periods too.

The report, whose primary purpose was to implement a policy that aims to reduce and counter "period poverty" by distributing free period products to schools, aims to "reduce stigma and shame related to periods and provide education on puberty and changes within the body" stated it was "important for all genders to be able to learn and talk about menstruation together."

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