re: Legislature votes to address "Period Poverty"

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How about condoms and birth control while they are at it. If you can't afford tampons you can't afford a baby

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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe these feminine products are exclusively for non-pregnant women.

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Parents - if your daughter calls you from school asking you to bring one because she forgot, are you able to take off work to get it there? Would she have the courage to even ask?

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When both of mine started, there was some time where it would just start because they hadn't yet learned their cycle or when to know it was coming.

As such, we told them to keep some supplies in their school bag at all times.

That's, understandably, embarasing for a young girl. What if someone goes through her bag, etc. We told ours that this is just part of life and they need to be prepared.

Should the school have a supply on hand in case someone needs one? Yes.

Should the school provide them each month as needed? That's where the parents need to do their job as parents.

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So where do we draw the line on how much irresponsibility we are willing to subsidize?

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So what are your thoughts on public schools providing free meals, free transportation, free textbooks and supplies, free uniforms, and so on?

Where is your line drawn and why?

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In all seriousness, it sounds like it has bipartisan support with the voting numbers and passing out of multiple committees unopposed.

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More free shite though. We already pay for everything else, their food, their phones, their parents addictions, their school.

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None of those things are free is my first thought.

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To whom? These are all free to the kids who attend public schools. The topic at hand is that now period products will be added to the list. I am curious if you have an issue with all the things I mentioned being free to kids or just the period products.

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I have no issue providing for my children and I pay a shite load in taxes for a lot of things I'll never benefit from. My line is not spending more unless we cut elsewhere.

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That doesn't answer my question on what line you think should be drawn specifically about public/free education and supplies and services that come with it.

I was genuinely curious on how you felt about the other free (to kids) things that come in public schools vs now period products. Where is your line.

Start handing out condoms too.

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To whom? These are all free to the kids who attend public schools.

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DO you think those things magically pay for themselves?

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The topic at hand is that now period products will be added to the list. I am curious if you have an issue with all the things I mentioned being free to kids or just the period products.

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When is the list of "free" things we need to provide complete? Do you pinky promise this is the last thing that will be added to the list?

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That doesn't answer my question on what line you think should be drawn specifically about public/free education and supplies and services that come with it.

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It 100% does.

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Where is your line.

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My line is no more spending without cuts elsewhere. This isn't fantasy land with endless amounts of tax payer money to buy everything for everyone.

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This isn't fantasy land with endless amounts of tax payer money to buy everything for everyone.

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I agree with this wholeheartedly under normal situations, but it's actually crazy that this isn't supplied already (at least in the nurse's office.)

I'm not saying a lifetime supply or anything, but schools keep all kinds of other random supplies for kids, this is just being humane IMO.

Many kids in our area live in deplorable conditions. Every crackhead, prostitute, and drug dealer sends their kids to public schools, and I promise you they aren't making sure they all have their supplies. It's a ridiculous situation, but of all things to deny a kid, this shouldn't be one of them.