School teaches ‘boys can have periods too’

Primary school students at a school in the UK will be taught that boys can have periods too, as a part of its new non-gendered sex education.

Students at a UK primary school will now be told that boys can have periods too under new sex education guidance.

The advice to teachers was approved by Brighton Council in a bid to tackle stigma surrounding menstruation, The Sun reports.

The report states:

Trans boys and men and non-binary people may have periods, adding “menstruation must be inclusive of ‘all genders’.

It also orders that “bins for used period products are provided in all toilets” for children and that trans pupils and students should be provided with additional support from a school nurse if needed.

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The council said it was “important for all genders to be able to learn and talk about menstruation together”.

The guidelines on tackling period poverty come just a few months after Brighton & Hove City Council issued a Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit to encourage sensitivity around student gender identity.

In the toolkit, teachers are told to be responsive to the needs of all non-binary and trans children and are reminded that intentionally not using a person’s preferred name or pronoun can constitute harassment.

It also recommends a non-gendered uniform so that children are supportive of all students, regardless of gender.