'We told them that when this bill passed, it would signal that the legislature cared about their access to education and their ability to stay in school and avoid embarrassment,' writes Emily Bell McCormick, founder and president of The Policy Project.
Emily Bell McCormickA few weeks ago, exactly 48 hours before House Bill 162 “Period Products in Schools” passed the Utah Legislature, our Utah Period Project team went toThousands of girls gathered at the Mountain America Exposition Center for courses and encouragement in pursuing science, technology, engineering and math.
It looked a bit sparse, but as fortune had it, one of our team members found some tampons she had at home that happened to be wrapped in bright pink plastic. We placed those in a vase in lieu of flowers. Clamoring to the pink. Intrigued by what we can only assume were those spectacular tampons. Wanting to know more.We told them that the state was coming together for them. To care for the silent and basic needs that accompany menstruation.
We told them that two Utah families, the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation and the Andrus Family Foundation, pledged $2 million to put dispensers into every one of their school bathrooms, because the need was so obvious and the desired outcome so positive.
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