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Religious taboos and social stigma concerning menstruation contribute to a lack of access to school for girls in Ghana. In rural areas of the country 95% of girls have reported missing school during their periods. The World Bank estimates that 11.5 million women in Ghana do not have access to adequate hygiene and sanitation. [64]
‘We were in the toilet because she was on her period, but she didn’t care. She just gave us lunchtime detention,’ pupil says
Pink tax or tampon tax contributes to period poverty, affecting 500 million worldwide. 1 in 5 American girls miss school due to period poverty. End it.
In modern Europe, Britain, Malta and Ireland stand out as the only countries where school uniform is widely adopted by state schools and generally supported by national and local governments, although there is no legislation governing school uniform in the U.K. [3] There are some independent schools and state schools that do not have school ...
The issue is now in the hands of Florida’s high school athletic board.
An estimated 23% of girls in India drop out of school when they start menstruating. [10] This custom frequently prevents girls from taking their exams while she is menstruating. It denotes that only a few girls from regions where this practice is prevalent continue their education past matriculation. [7]
Possibly the earliest existing scrap of tartan known today is a 16th-century piece found in a bog in Glen Affric, Scotland, which the V&A Dundee studied before the exhibition. The Scottish Tartans ...
Students that do not wear uniforms can be just as successful as students who do wear school uniforms. The amount of effort and participation a student does during class determines their academic success, regardless of what they are wearing. Students who wear school uniforms does not grant them academic achievement. [51]