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Florida High School Athletic Association removes all questions about menstruation from required medical evaluation form

Headline from KTVZ Bend, on the newest of 2 developments

By Carlos Suarez and Devon M. Sayers, CNN At an emergency meeting Thursday, the Florida High School Athletic Association approved a proposal to remove all questions about menstrual cycles from medical forms required to participate in high school sports in the state.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. High school athletes not required to share menstrual history

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Newest

    Florida High School Athletic Association removes all questions about menstruation from required medical evaluation form

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

Reports & sources

24 articles, oldest first.

  1. WFMZ Allentown

    High school athletes not required to share menstrual history (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Facing blowback, the director of Florida’s high school sports governing body is backing away from using an eligibility form that requires female athletes to disclose their menstrual history. Instead, the

  2. The Buffalo News

    High school sports officials reconsider menstrual questions (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    Facing blowback, the director of Florida’s high school sports governing body is backing away from using an eligibility form that requires female athletes to disclose their menstrual history. Instead, the

  3. KTVZ Bend

    Florida High School Athletic Association removes all questions about menstruation from required medical evaluation form (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Carlos Suarez and Devon M. Sayers, CNN At an emergency meeting Thursday, the Florida High School Athletic Association approved a proposal to remove all questions about menstrual cycles from medical forms required to participate in high school sports in the state.

  4. Washington Times

    Menstrual questions cut from athletic forms amid criticism (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Questions about female athletes’ menstrual history will no longer appear on the medical forms that Florida high school students have to fill out before participating in sports.

  5. NBC News

    Florida schools will not ask student-athletes about menstruation, following outcry (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Critics said that the information wasn't necessary for schools to collect and that it could have violated students' privacy.

  6. FOX 35 Orlando

    Florida officials drop student-athlete menstruation questions after outcry (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    After an outcry, the Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors on Thursday dropped questions about student-athletes’ menstrual cycles from a physical evaluation form.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Florida ditches student-athlete health question about menstrual cycles (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Florida High School Athletics Association will no longer ask female student-athletes about their menstrual cycles on state-mandated athlete medical forms, the sports governing body announced Thursday.

  8. Wyoming Public Media

    Plan to collect menstrual data on high school athletes in Florida is voted down (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors votes to remove questions about athletes' menstrual history from a required health form for participation in school sports.

  9. Fox News

    Florida high school board walks back form mandating female athletes share detailed menstrual history (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Florida High School Athletic Association voted 14-2 to remove questions pertaining to menstrual information from health forms for female athletes.

  10. Triblive

    Menstrual questions cut from Florida athletic forms amid criticism (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    ORLANDO, Fla. — Questions about female athletes’ menstrual history will no longer appear on the medical forms that Florida high school students have to fill out before participating in sports. The Florida High School Athletic Association axed the questions on Thursday after listening to a flood of c…

  11. The New Republic

    Florida Won’t Require High School Athletes to Share Their Menstrual History, But May Force Them to Reveal Their Sex Assigned at Birth (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The information could be used to out transgender students.

  12. New York Times

    Florida Sports Board Removes Menstruation Questions From Medical Form (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Responding to concerns about student privacy, high school athletics officials voted to remove questions about menstruation history from a medical form.

  13. Politico

    Florida athletic association will no longer ask high school students about menstruation cycles (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Four questions on its form will be removed.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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